The voting age in the United States is eighteen years old, but that doesn't mean younger kids aren't paying attention to the presidential race just because they can't cast a real vote like their parents.
But they can participate in Nickelodeon's "Kids Pick the President" poll, which champions "the causes they care about" even though they’re “not old enough to actually vote yet," according to the network. The kids have accurately chosen the winner in every presidential matchup since 1988--save for 2004 and 2016.
In this year's contentious race, the young respondents chose Vice President Kamala Harris by a margin that mirrors many other national polls--and most likely the way their parents are voting as well.
More than 32,000 kids submitted their ballots to Nickelodeon during the voting period that began on October 3rd and ended on October 23rd. That's a larger sampling than the average poll, which usually relies on a small focus group of between 1500 - 2000 respondents.
During the Nickelodeon Kids Pick The President special, American kids discussed issues important to them, including the economy, school safety, health care, and artificial intelligence.
Hosted by TV personality and NFL commentator Nate Burleson and his daughter, Mia Burleson, the kids--who came from all over the country--the kids who participated shared their projects that were inspired by their early activism: creating a free library “filled with books that inspire change,” hosting physical activity challenges to raise awareness for heart diseases and starting a charity to supply free art kits.