|
From U.S. Newswire Releases:
Turnout among 18 to 29- year-old voters increased by more than 2 million voters in the 2006 elections compared to 2002, according to an early exit poll analysis released today as part of the first comprehensive look at the youth vote in the midterm elections, presented by Young Voter Strategies.
Turnout more than doubled in the 36 precincts where groups like the nonpartisan Student PIRGs' New Voters Project actively turned out this age cohort.
Also released today, a new bipartisan poll by Ed Goeas and Celinda Lake shows that in 2006 young voters were motivated primarily by a strong desire for change, combined with high levels of contact from campaigns and nonpartisan organizations: 61 percent of those who were surveyed said they feel the country is on the "wrong track" and 52 percent report being contacted by a campaign.
"For the second major election in a row, turnout among young voters increased -- yesterday's election showed that 2004 was the start of a trend of increasing young voter turnout.
-- The youth identify with Democrats at 40 percent, Republicans at 30 percent, and Independent at 23 percent.
However, the Democrats win the majority of the Independent votes in a generic ballot question.
There are cost-effective methods to do so and our survey shows that young Republicans are very party-loyal and willing to be turned-out."
At 42 million strong and growing, this generation has arrived as a force in politics and will only grow in importance as more and more vote in each election.
Read more from this post.
Posted on November 9, 2006 12:13 AM
|
