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Young Voters at Core of Sanders Upset in Michigan; Republican Youth Participation Continues to Rise
The presidential nominating contests continued on Tuesday with primaries in four states, and young people continued their trend of making a mark on this election cycle. In Mississippi, increased participation by young people in the Republican primary[1] contributed to overall youth participation surpassing the previous high in 2008, while on the Democratic side Secretary Clinton Read More >
African American Youth Support Secretary Clinton, Shape Results in South Carolina
The South Carolina Democratic Primary occurred on February 27, 2016. Secretary Clinton won that primary, but Senator Bernie Sanders won the youth vote narrowly. A majority of young voters were African American, and Secretary Clinton won 61% of their votes while losing other young voters by about three-to-one. In this post, we look more closely Read More >
High Youth Turnout on Super Tuesday Exceeded Impressive 2008 Participation in Several States
An estimated 1.8 million young people participated in Super Tuesday’s primaries and caucuses, almost a million youth in the Democratic contests and around 900,000 in the Republican contests. With a number of strong showings across many states, young people continued this year’s trend of high participation that rivals the numbers from 2008, when youth turnout Read More >
Which, Why, and How Republican Youth Voted in South Carolina
For the first time this election cycle, more youth participated in a state’s Republican primary than in its Democratic contest. Last Saturday’s Republican primary in South Carolina saw an estimated 74,000 young people participate in the Republican primary, while this past Saturday, roughly 55,000 young people participated in the Democratic primary. In a state where former Read More >
Youth Participation in South Carolina Exceeds 2008 High; Young People Prefer Different Candidates than Older Voters
Overall youth turnout in the 2016 presidential primaries in South Carolina was 18%, as almost 130,000 young people, ages 17-29, went to the polls. In yesterday’s Democratic primary, youth continued to prefer Senator Bernie Sanders, 54% to 46% a far smaller margin of support among youth than he enjoyed in previous 2016 contests. Young Republicans’ Read More >
