Regarding the 7-year-old voting right introduced from the upper house election in July, 18% actually voted, and 52.5% of them think that they will continue to vote, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' awareness survey. I found out.However, in the subsequent local elections, the turnout has been declining, and it cannot be said that the younger generation's interest in politics is increasing.
As of July 7, the awareness survey extracted a total of 10 men and women aged 18 to 20 years old, and received responses on the Internet in October.
According to the report, looking at the social attributes of those who voted in the Upper House election, more than 50% were college students and vocational school students, but less than 50% were junior college students, high school students, and working adults.By region, Kanto, Chubu, and Kinki accounted for more than 50%, but other regions did not reach 50%, showing variations in social attributes and regions.
The most common motivation for voting (multiple answers) was "national duty" at 39.3%, "to improve politics" (33.9%), and "first national election after lowering the age of voting rights". This was followed by (33.5%).
Of those who did not vote, 66.3% would consider going to vote in the future.The most common reason for not going (multiple answers) was "I couldn't vote at my place of residence" (21.7%). It is believed to have been shunned.
参院選の実際の全国投票率では18～19歳は46.8％と、全体の54.7％を下回ったものの、30％台にとどまった20代を上回った。しかし、10月の新潟県知事選では18歳42.9％、19歳25.7％、富山県知事選では18歳32.0％、19歳15.4％と参院選より低い数字が出ている。
The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications will hear opinions from experts about the results of this awareness survey and utilize them in future measures for sovereign education and turnout improvement.
