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Youth Turnout Down in New Jersey, About the Same in Virginia, Compared to Past Gubernatorial Elections
Turnout of Voters Under Age 30 is 19% in New Jersey, 17% in Virginia, and 12% in New York City Interviews with Experts Available; Contact David Roscow at 703-276-2772 x14 or kathleen@tricomassociates.com Tisch College, Medford/Somerville, Mass. – Young voters played a major role in the 2008 presidential election, but less so in 2009. In the Read More >
FEATURED: New CIRCLE working paper shows college students respond strongly to an in-person drive; choose to vote “back home” in swing states.
By Kim Castle, Janice Levy, and Michael Peshkin October 2009 In CIRCLE working paper (#66), authors Kim Castle, Janice Levy and Michael Peshkin assess the outcomes of an in-person campus drive in which students were offered a choice of college-state voting in Illinois, or home-state voting by absentee ballot. The study found that the great Read More >
New Study Examines Impact of State Election Law Reforms on Young Voters
STATES HAVE THE POWER TO INCREASE YOUTH VOTER PARTICIPATION Election day Registration most Effective in Boosting Youth Voter Turnout Minneapolis, MN – With a record youth voter turnout in the 2008 election, allowing voters to register at the polls on Election Day was the most effective way to boost youth voter turnout according to a Read More >
Turnout by Education, Race and Gender and Other 2008 Youth Voting Statistics
November 2008 Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, Medford, MA – Now that the dust has settled from a record turnout of young voters, new research reveals young Americans voted for Obama across party and racial lines, but youth with no college experience were underrepresented at the polls, according to Tisch College’s Read More >
Youth Turnout Rate Rises to at Least 52%
Youth Turnout Rate Rises to at Least 52% with 23 Million Voters Under 30 3.4 Million More Young People Vote than in 2004 Young Voters Account for at Least 60% of Overall Increase 18% of All Voters Were Young Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service, Medford, MA – An estimated 23 million Read More >
