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Background: Young Voters in Alabama and Mississippi
On Tuesday there will be Republican primaries in Alabama and Mississippi. Below we’ve summarized information on young voters in those two states. In primaries in the South and Southeast so far in 2012, several different candidates have won the largest percentage of young primary voters. Ron Paul won 31% of young primary voters in South Read More >
By Same Point in 2008, Obama’s # of Youth Votes More-than-Double 2012 Republican Candidates’
Paul, Romney Still Have More Youth Votes than the ’08 Nominee, Sen. John McCain CIRCLE has been calculating youth voting statistics after each primary in which an exit poll is conducted. Last week, we released the cumulative number of young people’s votes for the 2012 Republican candidates. After Super Tuesday, Mitt Romney and Ron Paul Read More >
Youth Turnout on Super Tuesday 5%; Paul, Santorum and Romney Tied for Youth Support
At this Point in ’08, Obama Had Drawn More Than Twice as Many Youth Votes as Top Three 2012 Republican Candidates Combined MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. – Approximately 5% of eligible citizens under the age of 30 participated in the Super Tuesday contests, according to preliminary, exclusive analysis by the Center for Information & Research on Civic Read More >
Youth Turnout in Arizona 6%, Michigan 7% — More Than Triples in Both States Since 2004
Romney Places Third among Youth in Michigan, Wins Youth Vote in Arizona MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. – Six percent of eligible voters under the age of 30 in Arizona and seven percent in Michigan participated in yesterday’s primaries, according to exclusive preliminary analysis by the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE). Mitt Read More >
Youth and the 2008 Republican Primaries
As the Republican presidential primaries are soon upon us, we thought it would be interesting to look at how youth participated in the 2008 Republican primaries. In 2008, CIRCLE calculated estimates of youth voter turnout in many state primaries and caucuses. Our estimate suggests that the primary/caucus turnout of young voters rose from 9% in Read More >
