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Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

In 1971 the U.S. Congress ratified the 26th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which prohibited states from allowing anyone under the age of 18 to vote. Before the amendment was passed the minimum voting age was 21 years of age. Support to lower the age of 18 was driven in part by the draft of the Vietnam War which conscripted young men between the ages of 18 and 21 to join the armed forces. In 2021 U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-NY) reintroduced legislation in the House of Representatives to lower the voting age in America to 16 years old. In order to pass the legislation would have to be ratified as a Constitutional Amendment.

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Response rates from 240k America voters.

16%
Yes
84%
No
12%
Yes
78%
No
4%
Yes, any citizen that pays taxes should be allowed to vote
4%
No, and voters should be required to pass a basic test demonstrating their understanding of politics in order to vote
2%
No, it should be raised

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 @96GLZPQ from North Carolina  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, it should be lowered to 15 years of age and voters should be required to pass a basic test demonstrating their understanding of politics in order to vote.

 @8JSC4QS from Kansas  answered…6yrs6Y

No it should stay as it is.

 @8MLB4GS from Indiana  answered…6yrs6Y

Depends how much the person knows about politics

 @8HGQ6LM from Oklahoma  answered…6yrs6Y

No today's kids can't decide whether they are toaster or an oven

 @9S4HFH7 from Michigan  answered…2yrs2Y

Yes, but minors ages 14-17 should pass a test demonstrating their understanding of politics in order to vote

 @9J3YL38 from Pennsylvania  answered…2yrs2Y

No, the voting age should be raised back to 21 and voters should be required to pass a test demonstrating their knowledge of politics to vote.

 @8RJVNTK from California  answered…5yrs5Y

No, but those under 18 should not be taxed

 @95CJ5F5from North Carolina  answered…4yrs4Y

Yes, it should be lowered to 15 and voters should be required to pass a basic test demonstrating their understanding of politics in order to vote.

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…2yrs2Y

Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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iSideWith. (2026). “Should the minimum voting age be lowered?” — Public Opinion Poll Results. Retrieved June 26, 2026, from https://www.isidewith.com/polls/2995834464

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