The Examiner sat down with two disengaged young Tasmanian voters who have agreed to try and become more politically engaged during the federal election campaign.

First time voter, Josh Herbert, 18, said he feels unprepared for polling day.

"I don't really know much about politics, especially about the federal election," Mr Herbert said.

"It all just seems to be a big area of life that goes on and I have no idea what's going on in it."

Mr Herbert said he agreed to try and become more engaged in the federal election campaign because he wants to gain an understanding of what is going on in politics so, when he votes, he is not just guessing, but voting for a candidate he agrees with.

Mr Herbert said he was disengaged from politics because, as he was not taught about it at school, he does not understand political terminology or about the structure of the different political parties and what they stand for.

Mr Herbert said he has a more positive impression of the Greens over the major parties.

"They seem to be a lot more fond of renewable energy," he said.

"I don't really like the Liberals that much, just from the impression of them. I often can't seem to find any difference between them and Labor.

"The Greens seem a bit better because they seem to be doing different things."

Mr Herbert said he wishes he had been taught more about general politics when he was in high school in preparation for voting.

"It does definitely seem irresponsible to be not telling people really about what's going on and then making them decide (on candidates) anyway. People just make decisions on guessing."

Mr Herbert said he was familiar with Tasmanian Greens Senator Nick McKim, but was not able to name any Tasmanian candidates from the major parties.

He also said he had also heard of Tasmanian Senate candidate Jacqui Lambie and One Nation leader Pauline Hanson but "it was all generally negative things I heard about them."

Although it is not Matthew Peters' first time at the polls, he considers himself a disengaged voter because he has not been following politics since he moved back to Tasmania two years ago.

Having voted in Tasmania via post from Western Australia for the past two federal elections, Mr Peters, 24, said he felt "absolutely" unprepared for the upcoming election because he did not know which electorate he was voting in or who the candidates were.

"If I was to go vote today, I'd do a donkey vote to be honest," Mr Peters said.

"I can tell you who the current prime minister is and who the opposition leader is but that's it."

Mr Peters said he did not know enough to make an opinion or impression on the two major parties, but said he was aware the Greens tended to attract young supporters.

"It always seems like a safe vote. It's always been a vote for the future. As far as I know that's the idea behind the Greens, but I don't know any of their policies," he said.

"I'd like to be better informed."

Unlike Mr Herbert, Mr Peters chose to study politics as an elective during his final two years of high school, and said he knows how government works but little knowledge of current policies or party values.

He said he was not attracted to follow politics because the way it was presented was "fake and opinionated," and he would prefer to read independent coverage.

"Even if I do read the paper, it's on the internet. There should be more social media advertising," he said.

Over the final weeks of the federal election campaign The Examiner will follow Mr Herbert's and Mr Peters' progress with becoming more politically engaged.