2010 Youth Voter Turnout About 20%

Posted by on November 15, 2010

2010 Youth Voter Turnout About 20%, Comparable to Recent Midterm Years

According to Jonathan M. Tisch from the College of Citizenship and Public Service in Medford, MA, an estimated 20.4 percent of young Americans under the age of 30 voted in Tuesday’s midterm elections, compared to 23.5 percent in the last midterm election (2006). The change in the turnout rate is outside the margin of error (+/-2%), according to Tufts University’s Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE). Almost nine million Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 voted. Almost 10 million people in the same age group voted in 2006. To read more, please visit http://www.civicyouth.org/youth-turnout-about-20-comparable-to-recent-midterm-years

You can also read “Youth Voter Turnout 20%: What Does That Mean?” – a blog by CIRCLE’s Director, Peter Levine, at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/peter-levine/youth-voter-turnout-20-wh_b_778244.html