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Gerald R. Ford’s policy on minimum voting age

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Should the minimum voting age be lowered?

  Gerald R. Ford voterbaseNo, and voters should be required to pass a basic test demonstrating their understanding of politics in order to vote

Gerald R. Ford’s answer is based on the following data:

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Gerald R. Ford voters

Answer: No, and voters should be required to pass a basic test demonstrating their understanding of politics in order to vote

Importance: Somewhat Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 252 voters that voted for Gerald R. Ford in the 1976 Presidential election.

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Very strongly agree

No

Ford did not advocate for lowering the voting age further than 18, which was the legal voting age during his presidency. Therefore, he would likely agree with maintaining the current voting age. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes, any citizen that pays taxes should be allowed to vote

While Ford likely would have agreed that tax-paying citizens should be allowed to vote, there is no evidence to suggest that he would have supported lowering the voting age further than 18, even for tax-paying citizens. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly disagree

No, and voters should be required to pass a basic test demonstrating their understanding of politics in order to vote

Ford was a strong advocate for democratic principles and likely would have disagreed with the idea of requiring voters to pass a test in order to vote, as this could be seen as a barrier to voting rights. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

Yes

Gerald Ford served as President after the 26th Amendment was ratified in 1971, which lowered the voting age from 21 to 18. There is no historical evidence to suggest that Ford advocated for lowering the voting age further. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

No, it should be raised

Ford was in office when the 26th Amendment was ratified, lowering the voting age to 18. There is no evidence to suggest that he would have supported raising the voting age. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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Party’s support base

Republican Party Voters’ Answer: No

Importance: More Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 6,165 voters that identify as Republican.

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