--- title: What Young Black Voters Think Ahead of 2020 Elections description: TIME asked several Black youth their views on the Black Lives Matter movement, American politics, and the 2020 presidential election canonical: https://time.com/5865038/young-black-voters-2020-elections/ author: Arpita Aneja article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2020-07-10T20:06:01.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-24T08:59:10.201Z article:section: Politics og:title: What Young Black Voters Think Ahead of 2020 Elections og:description: TIME asked several Black youth their views on the Black Lives Matter movement, American politics, and the 2020 presidential election og:url: https://time.com/5865038/young-black-voters-2020-elections/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8b74448d0e2b9baa/698a10308fd2ee93c336183f/GettyImages-1222123329.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4000 og:image:height: 2250 og:image:alt: Voters Cast Ballots In New York Primary Election og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: What Young Black Voters Think Ahead of 2020 Elections twitter:description: TIME asked several Black youth their views on the Black Lives Matter movement, American politics, and the 2020 presidential election twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8b74448d0e2b9baa/698a10308fd2ee93c336183f/GettyImages-1222123329.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # What Young Black Voters Think About the 2020 Elections > Sponsored content. 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An anticipated surge of absentee voting has been driven by concerns about casting ballots in person while the coronavirus is still circulating with statewide requests for mail-in ballots at seven times the number from four years ago. Photographer: Victor Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images Voters cast their ballots at a polling location in Brooklyn borough of New York, U.S., on Tuesday, June 23, 2020\. An anticipated surge of absentee voting has been driven by concerns about casting ballots in person while the coronavirus is still circulating with statewide requests for mail-in ballots at seven times the number from four years ago. Photographer: Victor Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg via Getty Images—© 2020 Bloomberg Finance LP  by [Arpita Aneja](https://time.com/author/arpita-aneja/)  ## Arpita Aneja Jul 10, 2020 8:06 PM UTC “I’m kind of the stereotypical young person in that I was looking forward to voting for Bernie Sanders, and I’m not really thrilled with the choice of Joe Biden,” says 19-year-old Miles Brewster, a recent high school graduate. He adds, “But it’s got to be done.” This year [Gen Z](https://time.com/5250542/generation-z/), or those born in 1997 or later, will make up 10% of the electorate, compared to just 4% in 2016, according to the Pew Research Center. This comes at a time when many young Americans are leading protests as part of the [Black Lives Matter movement](https://time.com/5849721/how-to-help-black-lives-matter-protests/) and pushing race to the [forefront of election issues](https://time.com/5852534/black-lives-matter-2020-elections-voting/). 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