Youth Turnout Shatters Records (Again) in March 4 Primaries
Submitted by kngo on Thu, 2008-03-06 00:06.
By now you've probably heard, but it bears repeating: in every primary and caucus young voters have turned out like never before, not only in raw numbers but also as a percentage of the total electorate. Based on exit polls, we can estimate how many 18-29 year olds came out in 2004 and in 2008 in these four states, and what percent of the total electorate they made up in the table below. Not only has youth turnout increased like turnout across the board, young voters are for the first time represented in numbers closer to their share of the population.
| State | 2004 | % | 2008 | % |
| Vermont | 7,400 | 10% | 17,000 | 11% |
| Rhode Island | 2,500 | 8% | 25,000 | 13% |
| Ohio | 105,000 | 9% | 350,000 | 16% |
| Texas | 77,000 | 10% | 450,000 | 17% |
