Nationally, Utah has fallen behind the average percent of the eligible population voting in congressional elections since the mid-1990s, the largest gap coming in 2006.
Utah Foundation president Stephen Kroes said millennials wield more potential voting power than many are aware.
He said Utah’s millennial population has been bigger than the boomers for the last 15 years.
“So, if just half of them voted, they would influence politics in a way no one else can,” Kroes said.
He also said millennials are disconnected from voting because they feel distant from “political power structures” and equate other forms of activism —like consumer activism and donating — with direct change rather than voting.
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