The first hypothesis, that the majority of youth absorb political information form personal communication and social media networks, is only partially proven. It was surprising that the majority of respondents do not use social media such as Facebook and Twitter to access political information. This runs contrary to many studies on the subject, which were indeed used in the construction of this hypothesis.

Another surprising finding in this regard, but perhaps to be expected in the light of the first, is that the majority of respondents would be unlikely to express their political activism or engagement through social media. If personal communication would therefore be used to express themselves within the political arena, this would be in "real time," in face-to-face conversation with family and friends.

Another interesting finding is that, while the majority of respondents were moderately interested in politics and voting, the majority were also at a low...
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