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CIRCLE Blog Louisiana Youth Turnout 2%
15,000 Louisiana Citizens Under Age 30 Participate in Primary; Santorum Wins About Half Youth Vote MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. – Two percent of eligible voters under the age of 30 in Louisiana participated in last night’s primary, according to preliminary analysis by CIRCLE (The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement). The youth turnout Read More >
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Santorum Surpasses Paul in Cumulative Youth Vote Count after Alabama and Mississippi Primaries
Through Super Tuesday Mitt Romney and Ron Paul were essentially tied in the cumulative number of youth votes they have received in the race for the 2012 Republican nomination. However, with Rick Santorum’s win in yesterday’s Alabama and Mississippi primaries (he gained the highest percentage of votes overall and from youth), he has caught up Read More >
Background: Young Voters in Alabama and Mississippi
On Tuesday there will be Republican primaries in Alabama and Mississippi. Below we’ve summarized information on young voters in those two states. In primaries in the South and Southeast so far in 2012, several different candidates have won the largest percentage of young primary voters. Ron Paul won 31% of young primary voters in South Read More >
Romney Gains Lead over Paul in Youth Votes after Michigan and Arizona Primaries
Youth Support for GOP Candidates Significantly Down from Obama’s Youth Votes in ’08 Primaries The shape of the youth vote in the Republican primary campaign is beginning to emerge. The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE) has calculated exclusive estimates of the total number of voters under age 30 who Read More >
Op-Ed: Does Rick Santorum Have a Youth Problem?
Check out the op-ed CIRCLE director, Peter Levine, wrote which is currently at The Daily Caller. In summary, Peter says, “I argue that Rick Santorum has performed consistently poorly among young voters–including young Republicans–and that nominating him would risk writing off an entire generation.” The piece can be found here.
