CIRCLE Releases Michigan Turnout Numbers; Good News for Democrats
CIRCLE has released a fact sheet (pdf) on yesterday's primary in Michigan. Despite the fact that the Democratic primary was virtually uncontested, turnout among 18 - 29 year olds still rivaled that seen by the Republican Party, and as a share of the electorate, young people played a more decisive role in the Democratic Primary than they did in the Republican.
100,776 young voters aged 18 - 29 participated in yesterday's Democratic Primary (choosing "uncontested" over Hillary Clinton, 48% - 43%). They were 17% of the Democratic electorate. Comparatively, 112,833 18 - 29 year olds voted in the Republican Primary, and they were just 13% of the Republican electorate. Republican youth gave Mitt Romney a plurality of their votes, though it was a fairly tight race between the Governor and his top three opponents - John McCain, Mike Huckabee, and dark horse Ron Paul.
Good news for Democrats - even when there's no race we got turnout that is just as good among young voters.
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Youth Turnout
Declare Yourself is ecstatic to see the youth turnout continue to hold strong after the Iowa Caucus and the New Hampshire Primary! Even with the frigid temperature and the controversy surrounding the date of the primary, it is refreshing to see the under 30s continue to come out and support their chosen candidates. If you haven't registered yet, there's still time before many primaries to do so -- head over to www.declareyourself.com and register now!
uncontested!
the A.B.H. narrative continues.