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CIRCLE Blog Republican-Allied Groups Target Young Voters
We recently wrote about the long-term trend in youth vote choice in Presidential elections. Since 1972, the percentage of young voters supporting both parties has varied. The biggest difference in the candidates’ youth support was 34 percentage points, and that was in 2008 when President Obama received 66% of youth votes. It seems that in Read More >
#YouthTruth: Not all youth vote Democratic, and historically the youth vote has often been competitive
In 2008, almost 66 percent of young voters chose Barack Obama over John McCain. That result has led some observers to assume that young people are consistently a Democratic constituency. But even in 2008, not all youth voted for President Obama. That year, 32% of young voters chose Senator McCain (for those interested in who Read More >
No Clear Difference in Candidate Preference or Party Affiliation by Educational Experience; Youth with No College Experience Less Knowledgeable about State Voting Laws
Poll Findings Comparing Youth with College Experience and Those Without Findings from a recent poll commissioned by the Youth Engagement Fund, and analyzed by CIRCLE suggest that overall non-college youth do not vary significantly from their college experienced counterparts. However there are some slight differences. This analysis is part of CIRCLE’s #YouthTruth campaign. The Read More >
Racial and Ethnic Variations in Support of President Obama and Current Administration
Findings from a recent poll commissioned by the Youth Engagement Fund, and analyzed by CIRCLE suggest that African American youth, and to a lesser degree, Hispanic youth, are more supportive of President Obama than White youth. This data was summarized today at BlackAmericaWeb.com by Michael Cottman. Additional analysis below, and is part of CIRCLE’s #YouthTruth Read More >
#YouthTruth: Get the Facts on Young Voters
Today CIRCLE is launching #YouthTruth, an education campaign to address a set of myths about young people: • They cannot be mobilized • They are all college students • The only way to reach them is online • Voting is the only way they can engage politically • Most are apathetic or alienated As part Read More >
