Young and new voters surge in early voting

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Young and new voters surge in early voting
By Reid Wilson - 10/31/18 01:46 PM EDT


Hundreds of thousands of new voters are showing up to cast their ballots early in the weeks before the midterm elections, fueling Democratic hopes that a younger electorate may help them over the finish line in key states.

The number of voters between the ages of 18 and 29 who have cast ballots early has surpassed turnout levels from the last midterm election in just about every state, according to several sources tracking early vote totals.

In some states, especially those with hot races, the increase in turnout is staggering. In Texas, 332,000 voters under the age of 30 have cast ballots already, up nearly five fold from the 2014 midterms. In Nevada, the 25,000 young voters who have cast a ballot is also five times higher than in the same period four years ago.

Georgia’s young voter turnout is four times higher than it was in 2014. In Arizona, three times as many younger voters are turning up.

“Voters under the age of 30, relative to their ’14 turnout, are outperforming every other group,” said Tom Bonier, a Democratic strategist whose firm TargetSmart tracks the early vote. “It’s not just like a presidential year surge where you’re getting younger voters who only vote in presidentials coming out in a midterm. A lot of these young people are voting in their first election period.”

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https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/414098-young-and-new-voters-surge-in-early-voting

[MineralMan]

1. That's good news! Thanks!

We need all of it we can get right now. There are folks here trying to sell the exact opposite idea.

[YessirAtsaFact]

2. This could be a watershed election

Young voters may cause a blue wave big enough to cause some Democrats to upset pugs in places like TN and TX senate races.