Millennials have recently surpassed baby-boomers as the largest generation in the American electorate. So why are we flopping in voter turnout?

The College Conservative reports.

Millennials Need to Vote

In the presidential election in 2008 18 – 24 year olds had an average voting rate of 48.5 percent. For the same year, 25 – 44 year-olds voted at a rate of 60%. Individuals aged 45 – 64 years voted at a rate of 69.2 percent. The age group including those over the age of 65 voted at 70.3 percent. While most people assume that the older generation is more likely to vote, few consider what these percentages actually mean in terms of representation.

A data set considering the years of 1996 – 2012 found that the age group including 18 – 29 year-olds made up an average of 21.3 percent of the U.S. population eligible to vote. However, this group consists of only 15 percent of voters. Individuals over the age of 65 comprised 17.6 percent of the population eligible to vote. That same group was responsible for 20.2 percent of the voting population.