Overall, 27% of young people – meaning people ages 18 to 29 – went to the polls during the midterms, our Nov. 5 analysis shows.

Right before 1974’s midterm election, Gerald Ford launched the “Whip Inflation Now,” campaign. But Republicans lost 48 House seats and five Senate seats.

He erased the deficit and won the all-important runoff election by more than 3.5 percentage points – more than 4 million votes.