2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Page 7 New CNN poll ..NOBODY POLLED UNDER 50yrs Old [View all]workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)Issued April 2014
Young-Adult Voting: An Analysis of
Presidential Elections, 19642012
By Thom File
Voting rates, which represent the
number of voters relative to a given
population or subpopulation, have
varied across recent election cycles
with the general outcome being
that voting rates increase with age.
In every presidential election since
1964, young voters between the
ages of 18 through 24 have consistently
voted at lower rates than all
other age groups, although young adult
voting rates have fluctuated
from one election to another.
Overall, Americas
youngest voters have moved
towards less engagement over
time, as 18- through 24-year-olds
voting rates dropped from 50.9
percent in 1964 to 38.0 percent in
2012.
The decline in voting rates
discussed in this first section is
partially due to the increase in the
noncitizen population, which by
definition does not vote.
https://www.census.gov/prod/2014pubs/p20-573.pdf