Answer: Voting
Clues: “Express” and “Opinion”
There’s a poll out on voting, and it includes this stat: 20% of Americans think kids “of all ages” should be allowed to vote.
It’s unclear how that would work for young kids, since they can’t keep their coloring inside the lines, so they wouldn’t be able to fill a tiny bubble with a pen.
But this is one option: 13% of people support giving parents one additional vote for each child they have who is a minor.
Those percentages are virtually the same between conservatives and liberals, although adults 65 years old and older are not as keen on teens or little kids voting, or parents getting extra votes.
53% of people say the parents would “always” or “usually” vote the same when voting on behalf of their young kids.
33% say these “kids” votes would only be “sometimes” in the children’s best interests.
Whether or not you lower the voting age, even to 16, 78% of people think there should be broader national programs to educate children and teens about the political process.
On the flip-side of all of this, 35% of people think the minimum voting age for national elections should be raised to 21.
(YouGov)