The key facts
- Yolanda Renee King voted for the first time on November 3 in the US midterm congressional elections
- She turned 18 in May 2026, which gave her the right to vote
- She voted in Atlanta with her parents — Martin Luther King III and Andrea Waters King
Civil rights leader's granddaughter casts her first vote
Yolanda Renee King, the only granddaughter of Martin Luther King and his wife Coretta Scott King, took part in an election for the first time on November 3, voting in the US midterm congressional elections. She announced this on social media: “Today is certainly a big day. We went and voted”. The young woman received the right to vote after turning 18 in May 2026. She called her first experience at a polling station “awesome.”
Family context
Yolanda came to vote in Atlanta together with her parents — Martin Luther King III and Andrea Waters King. According to her, she had waited for years for the chance to cast her own vote, since she had accompanied her parents to elections since childhood. In an op-ed for Teen Vogue, she previously noted that she sees voting as a continuation of her grandparents' work fighting for civil rights and equal access to the ballot for Americans. Yolanda herself is engaged in public activities and advocates for young people's voting rights.
Celebrity voting
That same day, Hollywood actors also voted in the midterm elections: Brie Larson showed her “I Voted” sticker to the camera, Chris Pratt stuck his to a cap and posed with a thumbs-up, and Love Island USA star Serena Page also shared a photo after voting.
