Reply #87: LOL! - Youth Voting Trends: Midterm Elections (Age 18-29) [View All]

[Breeze54]

Is there some particular age when one goes through a total shithead phase?
:rofl:

I had a link for the results of the votes, according to age groups. One sec.

Actually the youth vote seems to be declining. :( Less people your age voted!

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Youth Voting Trends: Midterm Elections (Age 18-29)

http://www.civicyouth.org/quick/youth_voting.htm

In 2006, young people were more likely than adults 30 and older to identify
as strictly independents (26 percent vs. 18 percent) and less likely to
identify as Republicans (28 percent vs. 35 percent).
Compared to 2002, somewhat more young adults are identifying as independents
(up 2 points) though slightly fewer identify as Democrats (down 1 point).

In the most recent midterm election in 2002, 22 percent of young adults voted.
However, the best comparison to this year's election may be the 1994 midterm,
because it was the last midterm to follow a similar surge in youth voting.
In 1994, 26 percent of 18- to 29-year olds voted.

Youth Voting Trends: Presidential Elections (Age 18-24- tabulations for age 18-29 available upon request)

Youth voting surged by 11 percentage points in 2004. In presidential election years between 1972 and 2000,
the turnout rate had declined by 16 percentage points among young citizens before rebounding by 11 percentage
points in the 2004 election. It remains to be seen if the increase in youth turnout in 2004 is part of a new
trend or is instead a spike in youth electoral participation like the 1992 election.

In 2004, 47% of 18-24 year old citizens voted, 66% of citizens 25 and older voted.


Single young people, particularly women, are more likely to vote than married young people.
The turnout among single women age 18-24 led the way and increased by 12 percentage points,
or about one third, since 2000.

Source: The Youth Vote 2004

In 2004 youth voter turnout was highest in
Minnesota (69%), Wisconsin (63%), Iowa (62%), Maine (59%), and New Hampshire (58%).

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