Change happens when we speak and our vote is our voice. Despite voter turnout at an all-time high in 2020 with 66% of eligible voters voting, a third of the population still fails to vote in elections (Hartig, 2023). This problem negatively impacts Americans because the local and national governments fail to represent the will of the people accurately, and not everyone votes. In elections with few votes such as local elections, every vote matters and results could end up changing with an additional 34% of the eligible population voting. A possible cause of this problem is a lack of foundational habits in voting. Just as it was done in Oakland in 2024, lowering the voting age to 16 in local elections could promote more participation in elections (Walsh, 2024). This study investigates 16 and 17-year-olds to find areas of preparation and gaps in election education to find the value of lowering the voting age and increasing voter turnout in younger voters. Data will be collected through an anonymous survey of 16-17 year olds in Palo Alto California and the results of that survey will be analyzed in conjunction with election results from counties that have lowered the voting age such as Oakland County to find parallels in real results and where areas of improvement could be implemented.