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CIRCLE Blog Romney Gains Lead over Paul in Youth Votes after Michigan and Arizona Primaries
Youth Support for GOP Candidates Significantly Down from Obama’s Youth Votes in ’08 Primaries The shape of the youth vote in the Republican primary campaign is beginning to emerge. The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE) has calculated exclusive estimates of the total number of voters under age 30 who Read More >
Op-Ed: Does Rick Santorum Have a Youth Problem?
Check out the op-ed CIRCLE director, Peter Levine, wrote which is currently at The Daily Caller. In summary, Peter says, “I argue that Rick Santorum has performed consistently poorly among young voters–including young Republicans–and that nominating him would risk writing off an entire generation.” The piece can be found here.
Background: Young Michigan Voters in 2008 Primaries and General
Michigan has an estimated 1,479,000 18-to-29 year-olds who are eligible to vote. In the 2008 general election, Michigan’s estimated youth voter turnout was 55.5%, similar to the state’s turnout in 2004 (54.5%), but much higher than the turnout in 1996 (41.72%). An overwhelming majority of young voters voted for Barack Obama (68.3%). In the 2008 Read More >
CIRCLE is Hiring!
CIRCLE is hiring for two positions – Researcher and Senior Researcher. Please apply by April 13, 2012 for best consideration. Applications will only be accepted via the Tufts jobs site. You can access the appropriate page for each position via the links below. Researcher CIRCLE is seeking a Researcher to conduct research, perform data analysis, Read More >
Young NH Voters Historically Engaged, With Higher Turnout than National Avg. in Every Election since ‘98
Nearly 40% of Young Republican Primary Voters Identified as “Independent” in 2008 Analysis of young New Hampshire primary voters released today by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) shows that young Republican primary voters (18-29) are a highly engaged part of the electorate and could possibly play a deciding Read More >
