Young Adults Rocked The Vote In 2018, New Census Data Shows

[mfcorey1]

Parkland students brought out the vote and it is often not mentioned.

The 2018 midterms witnessed a historic jump in voter turnout: an 11 percentage point increase from the 2014 midterm elections. More than 53% of the voting age population said they cast ballots in 2018, marking the highest midterm turnout in four decades, the Census Bureau found. The 2014 election had seen the lowest voter turnout in that same time span.

Voter turnout was up among all demographic groups, but none so dramatically as young adults. Roughly 36% of 18- to 29-year-olds reported voting in the 2018 midterms, a 79% jump from the nearly 20% who said they voted in 2014.

The Census Bureau data was based on self-reported information. When the United States Elections Project, run by University of Florida professor Michael McDonald, adjusted the data for non-response and voter over-reporting bias, the jump for the youngest adults looked more like a 100% increase.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/2018-midterms-voter-turnout-young-adult_n_5cc09edee4b0ad77ff7ef248

[sdfernando]

1. When voter participation in elections goes up

Democrats win!

When it is down the trumptilians win...this is why they are trying everything they can (legal and illegal) to stop people from voting.

And as an aside, I've been seeing this more and more in legitimate articles "a historic". It kind of chaps my hide a bit. Now, I'm not great at spelling or grammar but I was always taught to use "an" in front of historic not "a".