My uncle told us of the first time he ever voted backin 1932. He, and others, were working as carpenters on a house when the sheriff showed up.
Sheriff: You boys gona go vote aren’t you?
They boys looked at each other and shook their heads yes(You didn’t say no to the LAW back then).
Sheriff: Well let’s get in the car and go now.
So they piled into the sheriff’s car and went to the polls.
Poll worker: Are you sure these boys are old enough to vote?
Sheriff: HELL YES THEY’RE OLD ENOUGH AND THEY ARE GOING TO VOTE FOR FDR, AREN’T YOU BOYS!
He said they voted for FDR and left and that was the ONLY time he evere voted in his life. He was 18 years old.
I personally know a very similar old-timer’s story.
Not much difference between FDR and Stalin but a little more tact and a little more compliant people.