![]() ![]() ![]() That number, the youth share of the vote, matches the 13% share in 2014 and is generally similar to the number in the last six midterm cycles since 1994 indeed, the youth share has remained relatively steady, between 11% and 13%, in all those previous elections. ![]() In addition, preliminary national exit poll data indicate that 13% of all votes cast in 2018 House elections came from youth ages 18-29. The 31% turnout estimate represents millions more young people casting votes in yesterday’s election, compared to who voted in 2014 according to our day-after estimate. We estimate that this is by far the highest level of participation among youth in the past quarter century-the last seven midterm elections during which we’ve been using this same calculation method. In May 2019 we updated our estimate of youth turnout to 28%.ĬIRCLE is estimating today that roughly 31% of youth (ages 18-29) turned out to vote in the 2018 midterms, an extraordinary increase over our estimate in 2014, when our day-after exit poll calculation suggested that 21% of eligible young voters went to the polls. Note: Below you'll find analyses conducted by CIRCLE in the hours immediately following the 2018 midterm elections with the best available data at that time. ![]()
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