It Ain't Over 'Till It's Over: Preview for February 9th and 10th
CIRCLE has released some fact sheets on a few of the remaining primary/caucuses. You can find them, as well as fact sheets on all previous contests, here.
Tomorrow, voters in Louisiana, Nebraska, and Washington (pdfs) state will head to their respective polls/caucuses to cast their ballot. Here's what the youth vote looks like in each of those states.
Louisiana - Closed Primary
Youth population: 758,012
Youth Share of the population: 24%
White non-Hispanic Youth: 61%
Black non-Hispanic Youth: 34%
College Students: 24%
The rest of the primary/caucus schedule for the next month
Nebraska - Closed Caucus
Youth Population: 311,980
Youth Share of Population: 24%
White non-Hispanic: 83%
Other Race/Ethnicity: 17%
College Students: 24%
Washington - Open Caucus
Youth Population: 937,260
Youth Share of Population: 21%
White non-Hispanic: 77%
Other Race/Ethnicity: 23%
College Student: 16%
On Sunday, Maine (pdf) will vote:
Maine - Closed Caucus
Youth population: 199,528
Youth Share of the Population: 19%
White non-Hispanic: 95%
Other Race/Ethnicity: 5%
College Student: 22%
Over at Open Left, Chris Bowers makes predictions and theorizes about what it will mean in the race for delegates.
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