2016 Election Young Voter Turnout

Abc7 s analysis of voter registration data shows only 42 percent of young voters ages 18 to 24 cast their vote in the 2016 presidential election.

2016 election young voter turnout. As of this writing november 9 we estimate that 23 7 million young voters participated in the 2016 presidential election a 50 voter turnout of citizens aged 18 29 in the united states. But clinton received notably less support from young voters 18 29 than barack obama did in 2008 and 2012 particularly in the crucial battleground states she lost to donald trump. All older age groups either reported small yet statistically significant turnout decreases 45 to 64 year olds and those age 65 and older or turnout rates not statistically different from 2012 30 to 44 year olds.

In the 2016 presidential election about 46 1 percent of voters aged between 18. While election officials are still tabulating ballots the 126 million votes already counted means about 55 of voting age. Voter turnout this year dipped to nearly its lowest point in two decades.

1 young voters supported hillary clinton over donald trump by 55 to 37. Of the estimated 24 million people under 30 who voted in the 2016 presidential election a large majority supported hillary clinton. However in 2016 young voters ages 18 to 29 were the only age group to report increased turnout compared to 2012 with a reported turnout increase of 1 1 percent.

This statistic illustrates the youth voter turnout in presidential elections in the united states from 1972 to 2016. An increase in voter turnout in the 2016 election even though the overall result was still lower than in 2012. Selected voter turnout rates by demographic groups from the census bureau s current population survey corrected for vote over report and non response bias.

While one third of young adults voted for trump other young adults have taken to the streets to protest the election outcome. Voter turnout figures relate to the share of eligible voters who take part in the election and does not represent the share of the entire population for example under 18 s non citizens. That s slightly below the national average for.