 Did 16-year-olds be allowed to vote in the U.S.? After young people made their voices heard loud and clear in the midterms, some people demanded to speak to the election manager and cried for the voting age to be raised. But groups all over the country and world have been making strong cases for doing just the opposite, proposing they lower the voting age to 16, like all these countries already have. Many 16 and 17-year-olds have jobs and pay taxes, and not allowing them to vote means taxation without representation. Hmm, where have I heard that before? Policies and politicians that we're voting on today will affect young people the most. So shouldn't they get a say?