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With 50 percent of eligible voters hitting the California’s Voter’s Choice Act, in which every polls this past November, California saw its high- registered voter in the county received a ballot est midterm turnout in 36 years, punctuated by a in the mail 28 days before the election, with the dramatic increase in historically underrepresented option to fill it out and mail it from home. Los populations. Angeles County plans to participate, at least in Latinos, Asian Americans and young adults part, in 2020, with around five other counties all voted at a higher rate than previous midterm showing interest. elections, according to a new report by the Simply put, it’s easier to vote in California California Civic Engagement Project at the today. But other factors, including the tumultuous University of Southern California. national political climate, could have played a Both Latinos and Asian Americans effectively role in increased turnout as well. doubled turnout from the last midterm election, “There were two things in this election with 36 percent of eligible Latinos and 33 percent cycle that really we felt should drive turnout of eligible Asian Americans voting—up from significantly higher than past elections,” said Paul 17 percent and 18 percent in 2014, respectively. Mitchell, vice president of Political Data, Inc., a (Polling experts cannot parse out black voters voter data company based in Sacramento. “One using this methodology, which involves pulling of them is the phenomenon of Trump.” traditionally Hispanic and Asian surnames Leading into the election, President Donald from the state’s voting record, since Trump tried to stoke Republican their last names are often indistinturnout by agitating anxieties over guishable from white voters’.) immigration. Not only might California In Sacramento County, this have increased turnout eligible Latino turnout rose on the right, it also had the has made from 20 percent in 2014 to potential to mobilize the unprecedented 38 percent, while AsianLatino community against the American participation rose president’s rhetoric. efforts to make from 18 to 30 percent. The other potential factor voter registration Young voters 18 to 24 more for an increased California than tripled in representation turnout was that the state’s easier. from the 2014 midterms, when ballot was the most diverse in only 8 percent cast ballots. In history. In particular, residents saw 2018, 27.5 percent of registered youth more Latino candidates in 2018—and, voted—a figure comparable to the youth share now, more statewide elected officials—than in most presidential election years, when historiever before. cally underrepresented populations are more While Latinos and Asian Americans showed likely to vote. improvement with one-third of their registered According to CCEP founding director Mindy populations turning out in 2018, 61 percent of Romero, it’s not easy to pinpoint the reasons non-Latino/Asian registered Californians showed for this rise in numbers. “It’s really a long game up at the polls. Registered youth made up 14 when you’re trying to make a causal connection,” percent of the state’s eligible voters, but just 8 she said. percent of all voters last November. All three Still, many recent developments may have populations have lower than average registration played a role. For instance, California has made rates. unprecedented efforts to make voter registration “We’re still not seeing the full impact of their easier. Today a potential voter can register online potential and future voting power,” Mitchell said. or just show up at the polls on election day, Romero said that there is always work to do register and then fill out a ballot. The state has to get underrepresented communities to the polls. started a pre-registration process for teens as “I think it’s important that people don’t rest young as 16, which automatically registers them on assumptions for 2020,” she said. “It’s about on their 18th birthdays. mobilization, it’s about people being contacted On top of all of this, five counties, including and reached out to and being told why it’s imporSacramento County, participated last year in tant to vote.” Ω
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