Voting is a political freedom of many law-abiding citizens of the United States of America. In terms of voter turnout and voting behavior, there are two rival schools of thought. This research will examine what factors cause young people to vote lower than older voters. The first school of thought, which can be called conventional wisdom, holds that people under the age of thirty are the least likely to vote among all age groups because they feel indifferent about political practices. This causes them to occur in drastically lower numbers than any other group. The second school of thought suggests that young voters are not necessarily disinterested in political systems, but instead are being misrepresented. I believe that young Americans are slightly disconnected from the political world, but not for the reason that they are solely responsible for. Considering that there were elections in which young voters saw record turnout, the idea that the misrepresentation of young voters in politics causes their low turnout appears to be more compelling. Conventional wisdom holds that young people don't vote because they are naturally disengaged. This idea leads many to assume that political campaigns have no influence on youth voter turnout. In 2000, Robert Putnam blamed young people for the decline in voting, political interests and campaign activities. According to him “young people are disinterested, irresponsible and unwilling to fulfill their civic responsibilities (Putnam, 2000). Kevin Mattson (2003), unlike Putnam, does not place the blame exclusively on young Americans for the decline of political practices. However, he criticizes the level at which young people engage in civic activities. ...... middle of paper ...... Young voters are building the progressive majority of tomorrow. New York: Lg Publishing.Flechner, Morgan E. 2008. Voting in America/How America Votes: Law, Process, and Voter Participation. Connecticut: Praeger.Gans, Curtis and Mulling, Matthew. 2011. Voter Turnout in the United States, 1788-2009. Washington, DC: CQ Press.Gerber, Alan S. and Green, Donald P. 2004. Get Out The Vote: How to Increase Voter Turnout. Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press.Green, John C. and Shea, Daniel M. 2007. Fountain of Youth, Strategies and Tactics for Mobilizing America's Young Voters. Maryland: Rowman and Littlefield Mattson, Kevin. 2003. Engaging young people: Combating young Americans' apathy toward politics. New York: Century Foundation Press.Putnam, Robert D. 2000. Bowling Alone: ​​The Collapse and Rebirth of the American Community. New York: Simon & Schuster.