Typical and Atypical Patterns
of Young Voter Mobilization in Contemporary Poland
1
Instytut Socjologii,
Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
Publication date: 2025-12-02
Studia Politologiczne 2025;78
KEYWORDS
ABSTRACT
Young people – even in many established democracies – participate in elections
relatively less often than representatives of older age cohorts. Such a pattern well described
the mobilization patterns of young Polish voters (18–29 years old) in the third decade of democratization, but it loses its explanatory power in the period from 2020 (presidential
elections) to 2023 (parliamentary elections). During this period, they significantly narrowed
the gap in turnout with the group of 30 year olds and also gained a certain advantage
over the group of the oldest voters (60 years and older). The article organizes theoretical
findings on the determinants of electoral activity and provides a precise description of
the characteristics of the ‘typical’ and ‘atypical’ mobilization patterns of young voters in
Poland in the years 2014–2024.
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