Youth vote in the 2008 election
Wondering how the youth vote turned out in 2008?
[...] The think tank CIRCLE estimates that the percentage of youths turning out was up by as much as 6% over the 2004 fraction and 13% over 2000
And yes, those younger voters broke overwhelmingly for President-elect Obama, by a 2-to-1 margin. That probably played a decisive role in several close swing states (like my home state of Indiana).
Before Democrats start getting too cocky about their “emerging majority,” they should remember that neither major political party has historically owned this demographic bloc. A host of unique factors–including the Obama campaign’s groundbreaking use of the internet–combined to make this election unlike any ever seen before. [...]
Read more from FairVote RI director Matt Sledge on the Providence Daily Dose here.
