And for many it is a first-time event, and if they do actually bother to cast their teenaged opinion it is usually cast in the direction of one of the more "out there" type of parties.
Bit like in the old days when part of the voting form carried a yes or no to the prohibition of alcohol.
Lots of diehard imbibers ticked 'yes' as a joke, until they realised that if that sort of carry-on continued the bars could actually be closed down.
The whole temperance/prohibition thing was cast aside eventually anyway.
There was also a time when voters basically had three parties to vote for.
National, Labour and Social Credit ... and that was that.
It's a little more complicated these days so that's where the "analysts" come in.
Those people who are devoted to examining and dissecting all things political, and who on election night make sense of figures and ratios and statistics and possibilities.
Both TV1 and TV3 have been doing plenty of electioneering of their own in a bid to capture viewers on the big night, but neither network need worry because people generally flick between one and the other anyway.
TV1 has gone for a very traditional title for its five hour coverage, staging it as Vote 2014 - Election Night Special.
TV3 on the other hand have gone all dramatic with John Campbell stepping forward to present Decision '14.
And then of course it is all over - bar the brief shouting, so it's a fair bet we all know what Samantha Hayes and Duncan Garner will be talking about on Sunday morning's 3rd Degree.
So who will win the race?
I reckon election nights are like watching the Bathurst 1000 race (which is only a couple of weeks away now) because everything seems to happen, in terms of the outcome being resolved, in the last hour.
And like Bathurst I daresay there will be wreckage.
• Vote 2014 - Election Night Special, TV1 at 7pm Saturday.
• Decision '14, TV3 at 7pm Saturday.
