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CIRCLE Blog (Socially) Constructive Construction: CIRCLE Report on YouthBuild Alumni
On June 5th, 2012, CIRCLE staffers Dr. Peter Levine, Abby Kiesa, and new summer fellow Vanessa Williams were at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill to participate in and, in Levine’s case, speak on behalf of CIRCLE’s report on YouthBuild U.S.A. and the programs Leadership Program. This Congressional staff briefing on the research Read More >
Fault Lines in Our Democracy: ETS Report
Today the Educational Testing Service released a major new report entitled Fault Lines in Our Democracy, along with a website that provides videos and other ancillary materials. Youth civic engagement and civic knowledge are crucial issues, and it is great that the ETS has issued a prominent report. Their analysis in the report itself is Read More >
You Ask, We Answer: More than ¾ of 18-29 Registered Non-College Youth Voted in 2008 [Infographic]
In almost every state (with the exception of North Dakota) citizens are required to register before they can vote. Voter turnout rates are positively correlated with voter registration in the 2008 election (and in past elections, except for 1972). Recently we reported that voter turnout among registered college students in 2008 was 87%. Subsequently, we Read More >
You Ask, We Answer: 16.8 Million New Youth Eligible to Vote in 2012
As the 2012 general election campaigns begin, it’s important to remember that the pool of young people eligible to vote will look different in 2012 than it did in 2008. A new group of potential voters who were not eligible to vote in 2008 (because of age) will be eligible to vote in 2012. These Read More >
You Ask, We Answer: Youth Vote Choice in Battleground States 1992-2008 [Infographic]
In three states, the youth vote made the difference for Obama in 2008, meaning that if you subtracted all the under-30 votes, the state would flip from Blue to Red in 2008. In North Carolina, Obama won the state, taking 74% of the under 30s but losing all the older age groups. In Indiana, Obama Read More >
