While every state faced some heart-racing elections, none of them comes close to Florida. Even if the GOP won again and the state remains red, people showed up for this monumental event and made their voices heard, showing they truly want change. However, that change never arrived, and some in Florida might know why. According to recent information, most voters are senior citizens, which has led many to believe that people from these generations are the ones running the country, while young people still lack interest in voting.
One post that has gone viral on Reddit says that most voters in Florida were 44 and older. As you can see in sources like CNN’s voter polls and other local sites‘ coverage of the elections, those aged 44 to 64 represented 34% of the state’s voters, while those above 65 years old made up a huge 41% of voters. As you can imagine, these groups all voted red, which ultimately won the state.
In comparison, those aged 18 to 29 made up 8% of voters, while those between the ages of 30 and 44 made up 16%. As you can see, that’s a low percentage, at least compared to the groups above.
With that in mind, many have seen this as a lack of interest from the younger generations, which some find a bit ironic. Many have been asking for change in the state, and it seems younger Floridians aren’t filling out their ballots at all, leading the GOP to take the reins of Florida once again.
In any case, this data has certainly angered some people, especially those who voted blue, and they are now shifting the blame to the younger population.
Florida Voters Blame Younger Generations For Allowing the GOP to Win
Since the Republican Party ended up winning the elections, and based on this new data, many in Florida are blaming the ones who didn’t vote.
“The blame is on those who don’t vote.”
“The blame is on the younger folks who don’t vote. Older people are not going to change.“
Yet, others have also shifted some of the blame to people who move to the state.
“We encourage retirees and people who are impressed by the phrase, the free state of Florida, to move here. Those are not typically community-minded people; they are isolationists.“
Regardless, as many say, what’s done is done. But since the race was pretty close, many expect that the next elections could finally paint the state blue.
