FEATURED: Young Voters in the 2008 Primaries/Caucuses
June 2008
More than 6.5 million young people under the age of 30 participated in the 2008 primaries and caucuses. This marks a dramatic increase in youth voter turnout over the last comparable election cycle in 2000. In states where data is available for both the 2008 and 2000 primaries, the national youth turnout rate rose from nine percent in the 2000 primaries to 17 percent in the 2008 primaries.
For statistics on the whole primary season:
For primary results by state:
- Super Tuesday combined (with youth voter information from all Super Tuesday states)
- Alabama (no clear comparison year)
- Arizona (no clear comparison year- updated estimate)
- Arkansas (no clear comparison year-updated estimate)
- California (youth turnout up from 13% to 19%-updated estimate)
- Connecticut (youth turnout up from 7% to 12%)
- Florida (youth turnout triples)
- Georgia (youth turnout triples)
- Indiana (no clear comparison)
- Iowa (youth turnout triples)
- Kentucky (no clear comparison)
- Louisiana (youth turnout doubles)
- Maryland (youth turnout up from 11% to 15%)
- Massachusetts (youth turnout doubles)
- Michigan (no clear comparison)
- Missouri (youth turnout triples)
- Mississipi (youth turnout triples)
- Nevada press release (no clear comparison)
- New Hampshire (youth turnout rises sharply)
- New Jersey (no clear comparison year)
- New York (youth turnout steady while overall turnout falls)
- North Carolina (no clear comparison)
- Ohio (youth turnout rises sharply)
- Oklahoma (youth turnout triples)
- Oregon (no clear comparison)
- Pennsylvania (no clear comparison year)
- South Carolina (no clear comparison)
- Tennessee (youth turnout quadruples)
- Texas (youth turnout nearly triples)
- Utah (no clear comparison year)
- Virginia (no clear comparison year)
- West Virginia (no clear comparison year)
- Wisconsin (no clear comparison year)
June 24th, 2008 at 4:32 pm
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November 6th, 2008 at 10:21 pm
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September 5th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
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September 10th, 2009 at 12:27 am
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September 16th, 2009 at 8:57 pm
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September 16th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
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October 11th, 2009 at 2:41 pm
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October 26th, 2009 at 11:42 am
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December 26th, 2009 at 10:35 am
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January 27th, 2010 at 7:51 pm
nice to see that youth now a day have an eagerness to participate into caucuses.
February 8th, 2010 at 11:09 pm
I have thought youth in america voted for Mr. Obama.
February 15th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
Thanks for the links you’ve listed here.
February 21st, 2010 at 9:19 pm
I think the youth of North America are more political than people give them credit for.
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March 9th, 2010 at 6:24 pm
Very nice. I’m writing a small report about youth in America and how there’s been an unusually upswing in the activity for political and community change. This is going to be a real help for some state by state showcases to further the proof. Thanks!
March 18th, 2010 at 10:38 am
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April 3rd, 2010 at 3:18 am
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April 6th, 2010 at 2:51 am
This post is great but too old now, anyone can upgrade it?
Thanks.
April 16th, 2010 at 8:08 pm
I wonder what the numbers will be for 2010.
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April 19th, 2010 at 7:14 am
My teacher used this website and she added her own little tibbit. Adding 2008 i am not able to get the answer. its past election day. 2008 is almost over. 2 more months and BAM! The year is finished. 2009 here we come. please up date your website my paper is lacking your little part.
April 26th, 2010 at 6:37 pm
Very useful and insightful post!
April 27th, 2010 at 6:37 am
Well..this marks a dramatic increase in youth voter turnout over the last comparable election cycle in 2000. In states where data is available for both the 2008 and 2000 primaries, the national youth turnout rate rose from nine percent in the 2000 primaries to 17 percent in the 2008 primaries.
May 15th, 2010 at 3:49 am
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June 4th, 2010 at 12:19 am
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Thank you.
June 7th, 2010 at 5:44 pm
Cool and great article as well.
June 7th, 2010 at 11:27 pm
Its nice to see that youth now a day have an eagerness to participate into caucuses.
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