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Alabama
18 to 29: 40%
30 and Older: 67%
Alaska
18 to 29: 0%
30 and Older: 64%
Arizona
18 to 29: 38%
30 and Older: 61%
Arkansas
18 to 29: 30%
30 and Older: 60%
California
18 to 29: 44%
30 and Older: 62%
Colorado
18 to 29: 56%
30 and Older: 75%
Connecticut
18 to 29: 43%
30 and Older: 67%
Delaware
18 to 29: 46%
30 and Older: 72%
District Of Columbia
18 to 29: 0%
30 and Older: 78%
Florida
18 to 29: 46%
30 and Older: 64%
Georgia
18 to 29: 47%
30 and Older: 66%
Hawaii
18 to 29: 31%
30 and Older: 56%
Idaho
18 to 29: 43%
30 and Older: 69%
Illinois
18 to 29: 44%
30 and Older: 66%
Indiana
18 to 29: 41%
30 and Older: 64%
Iowa
18 to 29: 57%
30 and Older: 72%
Kansas
18 to 29: 38%
30 and Older: 70%
Kentucky
18 to 29: 44%
30 and Older: 63%
Louisiana
18 to 29: 53%
30 and Older: 70%
Maine
18 to 29: 47%
30 and Older: 73%
Maryland
18 to 29: 50%
30 and Older: 69%
Massachusetts
18 to 29: 54%
30 and Older: 75%
Michigan
18 to 29: 49%
30 and Older: 71%
Minnesota
18 to 29: 58%
30 and Older: 77%
Mississippi
18 to 29: 68%
30 and Older: 76%
Missouri
18 to 29: 49%
30 and Older: 68%
Montana
18 to 29: 45%
30 and Older: 71%
Nebraska
18 to 29: 45%
30 and Older: 66%
Nevada
18 to 29: 43%
30 and Older: 63%
New Hampshire
18 to 29: 56%
30 and Older: 73%
New Jersey
18 to 29: 46%
30 and Older: 66%
New Mexico
18 to 29: 46%
30 and Older: 66%
New York
18 to 29: 42%
30 and Older: 63%
North Carolina
18 to 29: 57%
30 and Older: 72%
North Dakota
18 to 29: 0%
30 and Older: 67%
Ohio
18 to 29: 50%
30 and Older: 67%
Oklahoma
18 to 29: 27%
30 and Older: 60%
Oregon
18 to 29: 51%
30 and Older: 72%
Pennsylvania
18 to 29: 46%
30 and Older: 65%
Rhode Island
18 to 29: 48%
30 and Older: 66%
South Carolina
18 to 29: 56%
30 and Older: 67%
South Dakota
18 to 29: 36%
30 and Older: 69%
Tennessee
18 to 29: 42%
30 and Older: 59%
Texas
18 to 29: 30%
30 and Older: 61%
Utah
18 to 29: 41%
30 and Older: 63%
Vermont
18 to 29: 0%
30 and Older: 69%
Virginia
18 to 29: 52%
30 and Older: 71%
Washington
18 to 29: 47%
30 and Older: 70%
West Virginia
18 to 29: 24%
30 and Older: 53%
Wisconsin
18 to 29: 58%
30 and Older: 77%
Wyoming
18 to 29: 0%
30 and Older: 65%
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State by State Youth Voter Turnout in 2012

In 2012, national youth voter turnout was 45%. However, youth turnout varied greatly by state. Our new state-by-state interactive map (slide one on www.civicyouth.org) includes detailed information on young people in 2012 as well as historical data on youth voter turnout and youth vote choice. Among the states that had sufficiently large samples, youth turnout Read More >

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May 21st, 2013
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Young Women Drive Youth Turnout

Recently, we posted new analysis connecting young women’s early civic opportunities to future political leadership. We also posted initial voting statistics for young women and men, showing that young women’s turnout in the 2012 election exceeded young men’s by seven percentage points. Since 1972, when 18- and 19-year-olds won the right to vote, young women Read More >

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May 21st, 2013
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Estimating Youth Turnout from Census and Exit Poll Data

According to our analysis of Census Current Population Survey (CPS) voting data released on Wednesday, youth turnout in the 2012 election was 45% for ages 18-29 and 41.2% among 18-24s. Those numbers represent declines compared to 2004 and 2008, although youth turnout was higher last November than it had been in 1996 and 2000. Immediately Read More >

May 10th, 2013
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Only 12.3 Million Young People, 18-29, Voted for President Obama in ‘12; Down from 14.8 Million in ‘08

CIRCLE Releases Full 2012 Youth Vote Analysis from Census Population Survey Data MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, MA – With this week’s release of the Census Current Population Survey November Supplement, or CPS, the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE) today published final estimates of how young people voted in the 2012 election. Please Read More >

May 10th, 2013
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New CIRCLE Fact Sheet: Civic Engagement and Political Leadership Among Women – a Call for Solutions

On Monday we posted a summary of comments made by Dr. Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, CIRCLE’s Lead Researcher, at a White House Conference on Girls’ Leadership and Civic Education. Today we are posting an accompanying fact sheet and a prezi presentation, and in the coming weeks we will present more analysis of electoral participation among young women Read More >

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May 9th, 2013
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