Youth Turnout Rate Rises to at Least 52%
Youth Turnout Rate Rises to at Least 52% with 23 Million Voters Under 30
3.4 Million More Young People Vote than in 2004
Young Voters Account for at Least 60% of Overall Increase
18% of All Voters Were Young
Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, Medford, MA – An estimated 23 million young Americans under the age of 30 voted in Tuesday’s presidential election, an increase of 3.4 million compared with 2004, CIRCLE reports, using overall vote count projections by Curtis Gans, director of American University’s Center for the Study of the American Electorate, latest exit polls, and Census Current Population Survey. This is an update of data released on November 5th by Tufts University’s Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE), which is the nation’s premier research organization on the civic and political engagement of young Americans.
CIRCLE estimates that youth voter turnout rose to between 52 percent and 53 percent, an increase of 4 to 5 percentage points over CIRCLE’s estimate based on the 2004 exit polls. The 2004 election was a strong one for youth turnout, reversing a long history of decline. If we compare 2008 with 2000, the increase in youth turnout is at least 11 percentage points. This year’s youth turnout rivals or exceeds the youth turnout rate of 52% in 1992, which is the highest turnout rate since 1972 (55.4%).
“Young Americans went to the polls in record numbers, showing they are an influential voting bloc in American politics. This reflects their deep concern about the critical issues at stake and the impact of this election on our country’s future,” said Peter Levine, director of CIRCLE, based at Tuft’s Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service. “We must build on the momentum from this election to motivate all young people to get involved in politics, government and their community. It is also critical that our communities, government and institutions capitalize on this opportunity to engage young people by expanding civic opportunities for young Americans.”
Young voters favored the winner of this election by more than 2-1, forming a major part of the winning coalition. Overall, voters chose Obama over McCain by a much narrower margin of about 53% to 46%. This gap in presidential choice by age is unprecedented. The average age-gap in support for the Democratic candidate from 1976 through 2004 was only 1.8 percentage points, as young voters basically supported the same candidate as older voters in most elections.
Young people (ages 18-29) represented 18 percent of the voters in Tuesday’s election, according to the National Exit Polls (NEP) conducted by Edison/Mitofsky. This is one point higher than in 1996, 2000 and 2004, when young voters represented 17 percent of voters in each presidential election, according to the NEP.
The increase in youth share and turnout are substantial, especially in contrast to the projection that overall voter turnout will either stay the same or increase by one percentage point. According to CIRCLE’s calculation, the increase in youth votes accounts for at least 60% of the overall increase in the number of votes, suggesting that this year’s election mobilized young people more than any other age groups.
“Turnout” means the percentage of eligible citizens who voted, and youth voter turnout is the percentage of eligible 18-29 year olds who voted. CIRCLE’s final estimate is based on the National Exit Polls conducted by Edison/Mitofsky, the overall vote count projected by Curtis Gans, and current Census data on the number of young citizens in the United States. Previously CIRCLE’s estimate has used the number of aggregated ballots cast provided by local election officials. CIRCLE has made this change due to the number of Americans who voted absentee in 2008. CIRCLE’s estimates follow this trend:
| Year | Youth Voter Turnout Estimated by CIRCLE | Percentage point change since previous election | Number of young people who voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 37% | 14.5 million1 | |
| 2000 | 41% | +4 | 16.2 million1 |
| 2004 | 48% | +7 | 19.4 million1 |
| 2008 | 52-53% | +4-5 | 22.8 – 23.1 million2 |
1 The estimated number of young people who voted in 1996, 2000 and 2004 were calculated using the number of ballots cast in the United States (aggregated from data provided by local election officials) and the youth share of those who voted, as reported by exit polls.
2 The estimated number of young people who voted in 2008 was calculated using a projection of the total number of ballots cast in the United States and the youth share of those who voted, as reported by exit polls.
CIRCLE estimated comparative turnout in states that were heavily campaigned by both candidates (CO, FL, IA, IN, MI, MN, MO, NV, NH, NM, NC, OH, PA, VA and WI), and all other states for youth and all ages combined. According to CIRCLE’s estimation using aggregated counts of votes from each of these states, youth turnout in the heavily campaigned states was especially strong at 59%, compared with 47% for all other states combined. Using the same method, overall turnout in these heavily campaigned states was also high at 69%, compared with 56% for all other states combined. Based on these statistics, it can be inferred that young voters responded to various campaigning efforts in these states by casting their ballots at much higher rates than young people in other states.
CIRCLE also used CNN’s list of seven “battleground” states, which were projected to have close Presidential races (FL, IN, MO, MT, OH, NC and ND). Fifty-two percent of young people in these seven states voted, compared with 50% of youth in all other states. Overall turnout was 60% for these battleground states, compared with 61% for all the non-battleground states combined. The closeness of the race in a state did not seem to affect turnout there.
There is no official count of voters by age. Therefore, any statistic on youth voter turnout is an estimate based on survey data. Like any survey, the National Exit Polls use methods that may introduce sampling bias. However, our estimates of youth turnout from the National Exit Polls (shown above) have produced a trend that closely tracks the trend in the Census Current Population Survey (CPS), which is the other reliable source for estimating youth turnout. CPS voting data for 2008 will not be available until spring 2009. Until then, CIRCLE’s method produces the only reliable estimate of youth turnout.
November 7th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
[...] Youth Turnout Rate Rises to at Least 52% CIRCLE estimates that youth voter turnout rose to between 52 percent and 53 percent, an increase of 4 to 5 percentage points over CIRCLE’s estimate based on the 2004 exit polls. The 2004 election was a strong one for youth turnout, … [...]
November 7th, 2008 at 4:35 pm
[...] Youth Turnout Rate Rises to at Least 52% Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, Medford, MA – An estimated 23 million young Americans under the age of 30 voted in Tuesday’s presidential election, an increase of 3.4 million compared with 2004, CIRCLE reports, … [...]
November 7th, 2008 at 10:58 pm
[...] Youth Turnout Rate Rises to at Least 52% [...]
November 8th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
What about the percentage of the overall population that the youth cohort represented in each of these cycles? Correct me if I’m wrong, but all that is measured here is the percentage of all voters that are below 30 years of age. That doesn’t tell us whether that cohort actually turned out in greater percentages compared to prior cycles. For example, in 1972 the cohort under 30 was measuring the huge baby boom cohort. If the 2008 youth cohort is a smaller percentage of the overall population than the boomers were, then their percentage turnout may actually be higher than the boomers in 1972.
November 8th, 2008 at 5:48 pm
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November 8th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
[...] Nation — The numbers are in: youth turnout increased by 3.4 million votes over 2004, for a turnout rate of at least 52 percent. [...]
November 9th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
The youth now has no inteligence.That is the ONLY reason Obama(aka:liar,Flip-Flopping Terror monger lover)Mark my word,he will bring this into a socialist state .He has already started the lying and BS and he is not even in office yet.
November 9th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
[...] and behold, young voters did turn out in droves. Researchers at Tufts University estimated that 52 percent of eligible youth voted this year, rivaling previous record highs from [...]
November 9th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
[...] CIRCLE has updated their youth turnout numbers. You’ll remember that these estimates are based on exit polls and the overall vote count. As absentee and early voting ballots get counted, the totals rise, changing the turnout numbers. CIRCLE now estimates that: [...]
November 9th, 2008 at 10:57 pm
[...] FutureMajority: In election 2008, the youth vote increased by 3.4 million voters over 2004. It increased more significantly in states heavily targeted by the campaigns. Youth turnout will likely fall just short of 1972 record. Obama won the youth vote 66-32%. [...]
November 12th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
[...] of the creaky, cranky, crotchety 71 year old. Young voters favored Obama by a 2-1 margin. An estimated 23 million young voters overall cast ballots, amounting to 18% of the total tally. Those 18-29 year old voters turned out [...]
November 13th, 2008 at 4:00 pm
[...] look at last week’s election. Researchers at Tufts just determined that 23 million young Americans voted this year—a record turnout, and about 3.4 [...]
November 14th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
[...] To see the whole CIRCLE youth turnout post, click here. [...]
November 19th, 2008 at 12:03 pm
[...] (the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement) have estimated the youth turnout (18-29 year olds) in this year’s Presidential election is at least 52% with 23 million voters under 30. This means there was an increase of 3.4 million [...]
December 3rd, 2008 at 4:45 pm
[...] November 4, 23 million young people came out to vote–the largest number since 1972 and 3.4 million larger than in 2004. But what [...]
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January 28th, 2009 at 4:54 am
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February 10th, 2009 at 7:01 am
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February 16th, 2009 at 7:37 am
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March 6th, 2009 at 1:10 am
[...] Youth Vote: Discussion of the increase in young voters in 2009 [...]
March 28th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
Young people (ages 18-29) represented 18 percent of the voters in Tuesday’s election, according to the National Exit Polls (NEP) conducted by Edison/Mitofsky. This is one point higher than in 1996, 2000 and 2004, when young voters represented 17 percent of voters in each presidential election, according to the NEP. I think that this is great
April 3rd, 2009 at 2:29 am
CIRCLE also used CNN’s list of seven “battleground” states, which were projected to have close Presidential races (FL, IN, MO, MT, OH, NC and ND). Fifty-two percent of young people in these seven states voted, compared with 50% of youth in all other states. Overall turnout was 60% for these battleground states, compared with 61% for all the non-battleground states combined. The closeness of the race in a state did not seem to affect turnout there.
April 9th, 2009 at 3:28 pm
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April 23rd, 2009 at 3:25 pm
As far as I can see not many young people care about politics nowadays.
April 29th, 2009 at 3:25 am
Yup, it seems to me that there are really not enough people caring about this stuff.
May 9th, 2009 at 4:12 am
We have to change our world and the way we live in order to save America.
May 13th, 2009 at 6:44 am
I agree, we have to do something. Alen
June 5th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
Not only do they not care about politics. They also dont know anything about politics.
June 7th, 2009 at 5:03 am
Well folks, I think that each research will come up with an interesting conclusion.
June 17th, 2009 at 10:20 pm
It’s interesting to look at articles such as these now with some advantage of time having passed. I think much of the passion that got the younger voters to actually get to the polls is still there, but I wonder how much has been lost?
In an “off year” election (non-Presidential) all of the poll numbers go way down, but it will be interesting to see the trend for this group…
June 18th, 2009 at 9:31 pm
In 04′ the 18-29 age group made up 17 percent of the vote. 54% voted for Kerry and 45% voted for Bush.
In 08′ the youth vote only increased by 1 percent from 04′. What made the big different is that Obama got 66 percent of the vote, while McCain only received 32 percent.
The Democratic candidate widening the gap by 12 percent is what is most notable about the youth vote in 08′. Not the small increase in the number of young voters.
source: cnn.com
July 11th, 2009 at 9:16 am
Those are nice figures. It is a good indication that our young ones are becoming proactive in trying to shape the future of the country.
July 12th, 2009 at 4:45 am
Well well folks, what do we have here?
July 12th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
As what has been said since time immemorial, the youth is the future of our nation. It is elating to know that the youth has been actively trying to contribute to a vital exercise like an election.
July 22nd, 2009 at 11:36 am
With these results, it can be gleaned that the youth is becoming proactive. At least, they’re becoming more aware that their future partly lies in the hands of the leaders they are going to choose.
July 23rd, 2009 at 2:00 pm
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July 24th, 2009 at 10:21 pm
it is good to hear that young people really cares about politics nowadays
July 29th, 2009 at 3:28 am
This is a good trend. I hope it stays that way for every election in the future. The youth should prove that they are a force to be reckoned with comes election season.
July 30th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
I really don’t see whats the relevancy between this young folks and politics. By the looks of it, they should be better off playing baseball or something
August 1st, 2009 at 9:05 pm
52$ is a very high rate.
August 2nd, 2009 at 2:09 am
its a good sign people specially youth aer more interested and care about politics
August 3rd, 2009 at 2:44 am
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August 7th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
It’s nice to see younger people exercising their right to vote, but at the same time, it kind of scares me that people with little to no knowledge of politics are entitled this power.
-Jack
August 10th, 2009 at 5:49 am
3.4 Million More Young People Vote than in 2004. This number is out of date now, can you update it?
August 15th, 2009 at 6:16 am
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August 17th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
Interesting research about youth engagement thank you.
August 18th, 2009 at 11:52 pm
These are surprising figures of youth voters. I always believe that our youth is the backbone of our nations. At least they are becoming involved dynamically in trying to mold the future of our nation.
August 20th, 2009 at 5:26 am
Its great to see young generation’s interest in politics.
September 22nd, 2009 at 5:28 am
I hope it stays that way for every election in the future. The youth should prove that they are a force to be reckoned with comes election season.
October 12th, 2009 at 7:39 am
Some strategists suggest that Republican campaigns put less emphasis on appealing to young voters because they are a smaller component of the primary electorate.
October 12th, 2009 at 7:40 am
In the general election, where the large number of unaffiliated young voters may be up for grabs, there will likely be a greater Republican push for their votes.
October 12th, 2009 at 7:45 am
Everyone in politics has been rejecting youth voters for 10 years. Well now they’ve grown up and Hillary has done the same political scheming that everyone has been banking on. Only this time, the youth are matching and sometimes outstripping the granny vote. She got outflanked and is pulling every trick in the book to win. Crying, seating delegates from uncontested states, playing the victim card, crying again, and LOANING herself 5 million, claiming she’s the underdog with 100% name recognition and 35 years of saving babies lives and walking old ladies across the street and saving women from evil men. I don’t buy this lying garbage.
October 14th, 2009 at 2:35 am
I think it sad to think we get excited about a turnout rate of 50% and think that is improvement. Why people don’t take a more active role in government by voting still astounds me. Yet everyone complains afterward, whether they voted or not. I’ll jump for joy when I see 75% plus turnout.
October 18th, 2009 at 3:34 am
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October 20th, 2009 at 12:31 pm
I am glad to see youth taking more interest! Young blood can change whole country if they work together in unity.
Cheers.
October 23rd, 2009 at 3:22 pm
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October 28th, 2009 at 4:42 am
Rising rate of youth very good news, obvious it become high when youth participates.
October 28th, 2009 at 6:41 am
Youth participation always be beneficial.
October 29th, 2009 at 10:53 am
This is really encouraging that the youth is increasing their participation in voting, definitely think internet per pressure from social networks is helping to remind and get them out.
November 1st, 2009 at 6:37 am
Research about the Youth Civic engagement and Civic education is really good and based on the facts and figures. Thanks for sharing it here.
November 4th, 2009 at 12:52 pm
In 04′ the 18-29 age group made up 17 percent of the vote. 54% voted for Kerry and 45% voted for Bush.
In 08′ the youth vote only increased by 1 percent from 04′. What made the big different is that Obama got 66 percent of the vote, while McCain only received 32 percent.
The Democratic candidate widening the gap by 12 percent is what is most notable about the youth vote in 08′. Not the small increase in the number of young voters.
source: cnn.com
November 7th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
Very detailed and thought out article…thanks!
November 11th, 2009 at 7:38 am
In the general election, where the large number of unaffiliated young voters may be up for grabs, there will likely be a greater Republican push for their votes.
November 11th, 2009 at 7:38 am
Some strategists suggest that Republican campaigns put less emphasis on appealing to young voters because they are a smaller component of the primary electorate.
November 11th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Young people (ages 18-29) represented 18 percent of the voters in Tuesday’s election, according to the National Exit Polls (NEP) conducted by Edison/Mitofsky. These are surprising figures of youth voters.
I always believe that our youth is the backbone of our nations. At least they are becoming involved dynamically in trying to mold the future of our nation.
November 11th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
Great topic discussion here, this is good to see.
November 13th, 2009 at 10:56 am
It’s nice to see the youth getting out to the polls
November 13th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
I hope this research will bring more youth engagement in the growth factors. Thanks
November 15th, 2009 at 9:47 am
Not only do they not care about politics. They also dont know anything about politics, its a good sign people specially youth are more interested and care about politics.
November 19th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
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November 19th, 2009 at 2:31 pm
At least they are becoming involved dynamically in trying to mold the future of our nation.
November 28th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
Its definitely a positive move, keep up the good work.
November 28th, 2009 at 9:03 pm
I think the figures gave a lot of clarity on what is the real situation happening. Hopefully, they can shed some light on the possible solution as well.
November 29th, 2009 at 1:27 pm
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December 4th, 2009 at 12:00 am
That is great. I think the youth are finally realising the importance in being involved in choosing who will be your nation’s leader because that will ultimately impact on their lives as well
December 9th, 2009 at 11:10 am
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December 21st, 2009 at 5:01 pm
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January 12th, 2010 at 2:02 pm
Youth voter turnout is certainly an interesting topic.
The bigger issue here, IMO, is youth voter education.
If young people aren’t educated on the issues, candidates, and history of the US, what will keep the youth voter turnout from becoming a popularity vote.
I do agree that we need more people voting…but we also need to put a greater focus on youth voter education!
Great article though.
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January 28th, 2010 at 5:55 am
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January 29th, 2010 at 2:55 am
Youth voter turnout is certainly an interesting topic.
The bigger issue here, IMO, is youth voter education.
If young people aren’t educated on the issues, candidates, and history of the US, what will keep the youth voter turnout from becoming a popularity vote.
I do agree that we need more people voting…but we also need to put a greater focus on youth voter education!
Great article though.
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February 4th, 2010 at 1:54 am
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February 4th, 2010 at 11:27 am
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February 6th, 2010 at 9:19 am
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February 8th, 2010 at 8:26 pm
“Youth Turnout Rate Rises to at Least 52% with 23 Million Voters Under 30″.
From line above I don’t know it will be good or bad but youth is the future of nation and let them vote is great.
February 11th, 2010 at 8:56 pm
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May 10th, 2010 at 7:51 am
Its good to hear that Youth Turnout Rate Rises to at Least 52% with 23 Million Voters and the good news is 60% voters were young. I like the post.
May 10th, 2010 at 2:52 pm
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May 10th, 2010 at 7:53 pm
True that the young people voting and voicing their unique concerns is a good sign.
May 14th, 2010 at 4:31 am
Appreciate for you useful article. It is interesting to know some thing about Turnout from this post, “Turnout” means the percentage of eligible citizens who voted, and youth voter turnout is the percentage of eligible 18-29 year olds who voted”, for instance.
May 16th, 2010 at 9:59 am
In the general election, where the large number of unaffiliated young voters may be up for grabs, there will likely be a greater Republican push for their votes.
May 19th, 2010 at 1:04 am
True that the young people voting and voicing their unique concerns is a good sign.
May 19th, 2010 at 1:05 am
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May 20th, 2010 at 8:31 am
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May 21st, 2010 at 2:43 am
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May 21st, 2010 at 4:01 am
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May 22nd, 2010 at 8:49 am
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May 22nd, 2010 at 1:59 pm
thansk for sharing
May 22nd, 2010 at 5:15 pm
This is one point higher than in 1996, 2000 and 2004, when young voters represented 17 percent of voters in each presidential election, according to the NEP. I think that this is great
May 24th, 2010 at 9:25 am
i do not believe young people care about politics theses days,hey im old and i dont care.
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May 25th, 2010 at 4:07 am
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May 26th, 2010 at 3:58 am
i do not believe young people care about politics theses days,hey im old and i dont care.
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May 27th, 2010 at 10:57 pm
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May 28th, 2010 at 12:52 am
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May 28th, 2010 at 5:37 pm
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June 2nd, 2010 at 7:37 am
I think that in the next years youth will be more active while voting, we are tired of the old school, we want to change the world.
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June 3rd, 2010 at 8:55 am
I think it’s sad to think that an emotional participation rate of 50% and I think it is improvement. Why people do not take a more active role in government by the vote, still amazes me. However, they all complain later if they voted or not. I’ll jump for joy when I see 75% participation.
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June 4th, 2010 at 5:44 am
Young voters favored the winner of this election by more than 2-1, forming a major part of the winning coalition.
June 4th, 2010 at 12:39 pm
Very detailed and thought out article thank you!
June 6th, 2010 at 3:26 am
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June 7th, 2010 at 6:30 am
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June 9th, 2010 at 1:54 am
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June 10th, 2010 at 10:45 pm
young voters responded to various campaigning efforts in these states by casting their ballots at much higher rates than young people in other states.
June 12th, 2010 at 2:25 am
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June 13th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
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June 13th, 2010 at 1:41 pm
I think it sad to think we get excited about a turnout rate of 50% and think that is improvement. Why people don’t take a more active role in government by voting
June 14th, 2010 at 10:41 am
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As if voting makes any sort of difference when the people elected do not care about the people they are elected to represent. Most politicians are just concerned with serving their corporate donor interest….then getting re-elected to do so again.
June 14th, 2010 at 7:22 pm
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June 15th, 2010 at 6:59 am
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June 18th, 2010 at 10:23 pm
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June 25th, 2010 at 7:22 pm
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June 26th, 2010 at 4:05 am
young voters responded to various campaigning efforts in these states by casting their ballots at much higher rates than young people in other states.
June 27th, 2010 at 2:30 am
The increase in youth share and turnout are substantial, especially in contrast to the projection that overall voter turnout will either stay the same or increase by one percentage point.
June 27th, 2010 at 2:32 am
people are becoming more conscious about their roles in the society and begin acting like real citizens, it’s so nice to learn about these changes for the better
June 30th, 2010 at 11:14 am
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July 2nd, 2010 at 11:55 am
How true… thanks for sharing with everyone.
September 11th, 2010 at 11:00 am
I really believe part of the increasing numbers started way back in the early 90′s with Rock The Vote on Mtv. I’ve always thanked them for their movement towards educating young voters.
September 21st, 2010 at 1:13 am
At least there is an increase and there is an improvement. It is important that the youth will be able to share all their thoughts and concerns.
September 28th, 2010 at 10:14 pm
So that means that we are now the tomorrow and are the key to success. I wish that we will just make and follow the things that we think are right.
November 2nd, 2010 at 3:19 am
At least there is an increase and there is an improvement. It is important that the youth will be able to share all their thoughts and concerns.
November 4th, 2010 at 9:12 am
[...] On this score, the 20.4% of eligible youth who turned out in 2010, was markedly lower than the 52% who voted in 2010. This is probably an unfair test, since turnout is always higher in presidential elections. But [...]
November 21st, 2010 at 1:35 pm
Excellent post, great to see the youth share your concerns.
November 21st, 2010 at 1:39 pm
Its a real shame that nowadays young people do not care about politics, especially when it effects them in many ways. Great article
December 28th, 2010 at 9:46 am
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January 3rd, 2011 at 2:08 am
Great to see the young people in politics Everyone must vote. when you proactively go out and do it. It means you know something. you state your opinion. Quite a different post Very Interesting!
January 7th, 2011 at 2:26 pm
50+ percent — not bad! I would have imagined it to be much lower.
January 26th, 2011 at 5:17 am
[...] this past November. That's a definite decline from the 2008 presidential elections, where more than 33 million young people (or 51 percent) came out to vote. It's still almost a quarter of eligible youth who voted for a [...]
February 13th, 2011 at 3:14 pm
Its a real shame that nowadays young people do not care about politics, especially when it effects them in many ways. Great article
March 22nd, 2011 at 11:19 am
Great to see younger people vote. After all they are the future and it’s important that they participate in the political process. I’ve also been seeing a lot of campaigs, such as on Mtv, encouraging young folks to vote.
June 30th, 2011 at 11:39 am
[...] of Obama’s success in 2008 to the rallying of young Americans to voting stations. According to CIRCLE, 23 million young Americans under the age of 30 voted in the presidential election, with 66% in [...]
July 13th, 2011 at 4:10 pm
Young people are voting because politics are not only affecting their college and tuition issues but many graduates are unable to find jobs once they do graduate. I think that is a major reason why we are seeing more youth participation politically.
July 13th, 2011 at 4:30 pm
[...] are frequently won by tiny margins and the mobilization of students-especially young women-has the potential to change the political landscape drastically. Young people, especially young women, have important rights at stake in this 2010 midterm [...]
July 22nd, 2011 at 9:53 am
What about the percentage of the overall population that the youth cohort represented in each of these cycles? Correct me if I’m wrong, but all that is measured here is the percentage of all voters that are below 30 years of age. That doesn’t tell us whether that cohort actually turned out in greater percentages compared to prior cycles. For example, in 1972 the cohort under 30 was measuring the huge baby boom cohort. If the 2008 youth cohort is a smaller percentage of the overall population than the boomers were, then their percentage turnout may actually be higher than the boomers in 1972.
July 23rd, 2011 at 3:09 pm
it is very encouraging that the youth turnout rate has increased to this level. Hopefully it will rise even more in the next election.
August 11th, 2011 at 1:19 am
As nowadays youth are very easily influence by the online debates and soon they are going to be the core voters. It will be good to actually educate them more and have more exposure to politician
December 8th, 2011 at 3:09 am
It’s interesting when seeing the statistic like this. I think there is no young records in politics in my country.
February 14th, 2012 at 10:51 pm
[...] The participation of young people made a critical difference in the outcome of the recent presidential election. CIRCLE, The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, reports: [...]
September 2nd, 2012 at 9:39 pm
[...] University’s Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) estimates that 52 percent to 53 percent of eligible voters under the age of 30 went to the polls in 2008. [...]
September 22nd, 2012 at 12:28 pm
[...] losers on the right are going to make sure that the high youth voter turnout of 2008 doesn’t happen again, even if disillusionment will do the job for them. Republican-controlled state legislatures have [...]
September 22nd, 2012 at 12:43 pm
[...] 2008, youth voter turnout was higher that it had been since Vietnam, and overwhelmingly for Barack Obama. This time around, [...]
September 22nd, 2012 at 12:54 pm
[...] 2008, youth voter turnout was higher that it had been since Vietnam, and overwhelmingly for Barack Obama. This time around, [...]
September 22nd, 2012 at 1:08 pm
[...] 2008, youth voter turnout was higher that it had been since Vietnam, and overwhelmingly for Barack Obama. This time around, [...]
September 22nd, 2012 at 2:20 pm
[...] 2008, youth voter turnout was higher that it had been since Vietnam, and overwhelmingly for Barack Obama. This time around, [...]
September 22nd, 2012 at 6:12 pm
[...] driver's licenses, which means out-of-state students may be turned away at the polls. In 2008, youth voter turnout was higher that it had been since Vietnam, and overwhelmingly for Barack Obama. This time around, [...]
September 22nd, 2012 at 6:16 pm
[...] 2008, youth voter turnout was higher that it had been since Vietnam, and overwhelmingly for Barack Obama. This time around, [...]
September 23rd, 2012 at 9:12 am
[...] 2008, youth voter turnout was higher that it had been since Vietnam, and overwhelmingly for Barack Obama. This time around, [...]
October 1st, 2012 at 8:05 am
[...] Clinton’s record turnout of youth vote and the biggest increase since the Vietnam War. And they overwhelmingly voted for [...]
October 13th, 2012 at 3:20 pm
[...] this is an issue you should care about. The youth vote will be critical in November, and with turnouts high, campaigns are intent on securing your vote. But many voter ID laws specifically exclude college [...]
October 15th, 2012 at 6:21 pm
[...] in 45-65+ age range, who have the highest voting turnout. However, looking at the data from the Center For Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, the number of young people showing up at the polls has been increasing in the last four [...]
October 25th, 2012 at 6:42 am
[...] CIRCLE (the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement) have estimated the youth turnout (18-29 year olds) in this year’s Presidential election is at least 52% with 23 million voters under 30. This means there was an increase of 3.4 million [...]