Pros And Cons Of Lowering The Voting Age To 18

The United States of America has been one of the lowest Presidential voting participation countries in the world and many people could argue the different reasons for this. Honestly many of those reasons would probably be correct. Some people may argue that its because not enough people are allowed to vote and that they should drop the voting age to 16 instead of 18. Others also may argue that it is because there arent many different variations and options to vote from. I believe that both these arguments have their pros and cons to them. So many teenagers under the age of 18 and many adults too argue that the government should drop the voting age to 16 instead of 18. They say that this would instantly improve the voting participation percentages. I do not fully agree with this because the percentage of people who are 18 and older is so much greater to the percentage of people from 16-17 years of age and I do not believe that allowing people two more years younger would improve the voting participation percentage that much. I do believe that people under the age of 18 should start having some sortof poltical opinions because yes it is their future too, but I believe that the problem of the voting turn out isnt because 16 and 17 year olds arent allowed to vote,
it is a much greater problem than that. Since people were eligible to vote in the United States, the voting participation percentage hasnt been that great.
In 1948 only 51% of eligible voters participated in the elections and in 2012 it only increased a mere 11% more to 62%. I believe that the problem is that the United States government hasnt done a great job in encouraging people to be a part of making a decision that'll greatly affect their future and they havent expressed the importance of voting to the entire population. So with this people dont feel that their vote is needed and that it wont make an impact on who ends up winning the election. The results is people dont turn up to the elections and the voting percentage of people goes
down. There are many ways for the United States to improve the percentage of people who vote, but I'm not too sure how much they actually want to do that because I full heartedly believe that if they really wanted to improve the number of people who voted, they would've already done things to improve it. Some different ways that United States could improve the voting participation percentage is to make people feel more involved in the world of politics. Let them understand the importance of their opinion and the impact that their vote can have on the future and who ends up leading this country. They could add mobile voting booths and even allow people to vote from their homes, and if they really need to drastically improve the voting percentage they could even require people to vote. It is sad to think that you're a part of a country that has one of the lowest voting participation percentages in the world, but its time for a change. It is time that the U.S.'s younger generation step up for what they believe in and start making strides to make an impact and choose who they want to lead their country. It is time that they know how important their opinions are and how much of an impact their vote can make on this society. People need to start understanding the world of politics because this is our future and we have a say on how its going to turn out.