As many already know, the majority of the country is enjoying a well-deserved change to blue. With so many states under the GOP’s thumb, it is nice to see the shift. Yet, the one state that is as red as ever is Florida. While many are still sad about the results, some are looking for the responsible people, and it turns out the younger generations might be the culprits. According to recent data, the majority of voters in the state are seniors, and the younger people don’t seem to be too interested in voting.
According to a post made by user Boomtown_Rat on the Florida subreddit, it seems that around 72% of the voters in the state are senior citizens or people from older generations.
As you can see in the above image, those below 44 years old make up around 27% of voters in the state, but those above 45 make up the majority, and, as you can also observe, it seems they are the ones who voted red.
This is certainly alarming, at least for those seeking a shift to the Democratic side, as the majority of young people in Florida might not be interested in voting. Also, another shocking thing is the fact that there’s a huge disparity between the age groups, meaning that senior citizens could still be behind the important changes in the state.
After seeing this, many Floridians expressed their concerns, as, despite several locals wanting to see Democrats leading the state, there aren’t enough votes, and the interest, at least among the younger populations, seems extremely low.
Florida Is Urging Younger Generations to Vote Next Time
While the midterms already happened and there might not be a lot of change inside Florida, at least for now, people are already urging others to consider voting next time. As you can see, there was a lot of interest in bringing the Democratic Party to the spotlight, but there weren’t enough votes from younger citizens.
“Boomers are leading us to our demise.”
“Combine this with that other chart that shows that the longer someone has lived in FL, the more likely they are to have voted Dem, and you have a gerontocracy of transplants. Our state’s fate is mostly decided by old people who aren’t even from here.“
While this really hit the morale of many who were hoping to see a change, some believe that the next elections may finally bring the blue tide to Florida, as the results were extremely close in these elections.
