Current Population Survey Election Data Confirms Increase in Youth Turnout

Michael McDonald of George Mason University has a preview of the Current Population Survey Voting and Registration Supplement Data. McDonald confirms the increase in youth turnout in 2009, noting that the CPS data shows 51.1% of all young voters (18 - 29) turning out, an increase of 2.1 percentage points over 2004. McDonald also notes that young voters were the only age group to increase their turnout rate in 2008. I'll have much more on this tomorrow and when CIRCLE releases their own analysis of the data.

The Census Bureau's Current Population Survey, Voting and Registration Supplement confirms that African-American and youth voter turnout increased between 2004 and 2008. In all, it appears that the 2008 electorate became more representative of the American citizenry in that disparities in turnout rates among various demographic categories decreased between 2004 and 2008.