Few changes bode worse for American democracy than the troubling nationwide youth vote decline | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

Youth turnout and registration for the 2014 midterm election were the lowest the United States has seen in 40 years, according to a new report released Wednesday. Data from the U.S. Census’ Current Population Supplement showed only 19.9 percent of 18-to-29-year-olds voted in 2014, a drop from the 24 percent who voted in the 2010 midterm,…