Research and Resources
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Charts and Data
2004 and 2008 Youth Primary Turnout
By: Young Voter PAC
2004 Youth Electoral Map
By: Music for America
Partisan Advantage in 2008 Primaries
By: Future Majority
Partisanship by Generation
By: New York Times/PEW
Youth Vote Facts and Figures
2004 Youth Turnout in the States
By: CIRCLE
2004 Youth Vote (National)
By: CIRCLE
2004 Youth Vote: Electoral Engagement Among Minority Youth
By: CIRCLE
2006 Youth Turnout in Major Metropolitan Areas
By: CIRCLE
2006 Youth Vote Turnout
By: CIRCLE
2008 Youth Vote - Primaries and Caucuses
By: CIRCLE
Demographics: Young African American Voters
By: Rock the Vote
Demographics: Young Democratic Voters
By: Rock the Vote
Demographics: Young Latino Voters
By: Rock the Vote
Demographics: Young Republicans
By: Rock the Vote
Demographics: Young Women Voters
By: Rock the Vote
Harvard Institute of Politics Young Voter Survey
By: Harvard Institute of PoliticsPartisanship: A Lifelong Loyalty that Develops Early
By: Rock the Vote
The Progressive Politics of the Millennial Generation
By: New Politics InstituteRequired Reading
A Gift to Democrats
By: Skyline Public Works
Activism Inc., How the Outsourcing of Grassroots Campaigns is Strangling Progressive Politics in America
By: Dana Fisher
Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community
By: Robert Putnam
Dispatches From the Culture Wars: How the Left Lost Teen Spirit
By: Danny Goldberg
Millennial Makeover: MySpace, YouTube and the Future of Progressive Politics
By: Morley WinogradMobilizing Generation 2.0: A Practical Guide to Using Web 2.0 Tools to Engage Young Voters
By: Ben Rigby
Rules for Radicals
By: Saul Alinsky
Youth to Power
By: Michael Connery
Best Practices
Build a Voter File With Facebook
By: Future MajorityMobilizing the Youth Vote
By: Young Voter PAC and Future Majority
This 50 page workbook contains information gathered from many of the best youth organizers in progressive politics. Inside you will find a description of the many organization that make up the progressive youth movement, best practices for traditional and non-traditional organizing, sample plans, budgets, and more.
In short, everything you need to plan an execute a youth-targeted voter registration and GOTV (Get Out The Vote) campaign.
New Tools: Advertise Online
By: New Politics Institute
New Tools: Buy Cable Smart
By: New Politics Institute
New Tools: Engage the Blogs
By: New Politics Institute
New Tools: Go Mobile
By: New Politics Institute
New Tools: Leverage Social Networks
By: New Politics Institute
New Tools: Microtargeting
By: New Politics Institute
New Tools: Reimagining Video
By: New Politics Institute
Online Politics 101
By: ePolitics
Parties At The Polls
By: Addonizio, Green, Glaser and RyanPartisan Mobilization Campaigns in the Field
By: Harvard Institute of PoliticsThe Effects of an Election Day Mobilization Campaign Targeting Young Voters
By: Donald P. GreenThrowing a Better Party: Local Mobilizing Institutions and the Youth Vote
By: CIRCLE
Top Ten Tips for Mobilizing Young Voters
By: Rock the Vote
Voting is a Habit
By: Rock the Vote
Winning Young Voters: Candidate Handbook
By: Rock the Vote
Young Voter Mobilization in 2004: Analysis of Outreach, Persuasion and Turnout of 18-29 Year Old Progressive Voters
By: Ryan FriedrichsAn analysis of partisan campaigns in targeted swing states to turn out young voters via traditional and nontraditional peer to peer organizing. The report contains data on work by numerous youth groups in 2004, including Young Voter Alliance, Music for America, Stonewall Democrats, 21st Century Democrats, USSA, Kerry College Campaign and more. The report focuses on work in PA, OH, NV, WI, MN, and OR, and finds that on average, partisan campaigns increased the youth vote by 5%.
Young Voter Mobilization Tactics II
By: Rock the Vote
Research Institutions
Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement
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New Politics Institute
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PEW Research Center for People and the Press
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Rock the Vote
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Yale Institution for Social and Policy Studies
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Election Resources
Election Day is November 4th - VOTE!
If you encounter trouble at your polling place, call 1-866-OUR-VOTE.
Voter Registration Deadlines - State by state voter registration deadlines.
Absentee Guide - State by state information on absentee voting rules.
Go Vote Absentee - Simple website to walk you through the process.
Count More - Should college students vote at home or at school? Count More will help you make the best strategic decision.
TheBallot.org - DIY guide to down-ballot races.
Election Protection - Volunteer and stop voter disenfranchisement before it happens.
Mobilize the Youth Vote - Instructions for planning and executing traditional and non-traditional youth registration and GOTV campaigns.
Overseas Vote Foundation - Information for youth and military personnel abroad.
Student Voting Rights - Know your rights, protect your rights.
Vote Back Home - Toolkits to help students register their peers from swing states. Includes data on the top 300 schools in the country for this type of work.
Vote for Change - Register to vote, find your polling place. (Official Obama campaign site)
Breaking News
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Palin Gets Booed At Hockey GameHere's a campaign appearance that could have gone a little better. Sarah Palin stopped in at tonight's Philadelphia Flyers game to ceremonially drop the first puck -- and was met by an arena full of ...TPM Election Central:
Rep. John Lewis Compares McCain To George WallaceThe controversy surrounding John McCain's rallies took another turn today, with Rep. John Lewis (D-GA), a veteran organizer of the civil rights movement, releasing a statement condemning the McCain ...Think Progress:
Philadelphia Flyers fans boo ‘hockey mom’ Palin.Watch Sarah Palin get booed in Philadelphia before the Flyers’ hockey game tonight: The AP reports it as “a mixture of boos and cheers.” The Wilmington News Journal describes it ...Think Progress:
Audio of Rev. Arnold Conrad.We’ve posted the audio of Rev. Conrad’s invocation at McCain’s rally in Davenport earlier today.Political Wire:
Oliver Stone's LatestAccording to the Wall Street Journal, Oliver Stone's new drama about President George W. Bush, "which hits theaters next weekend, is being financed by a patchwork of global investors -- and hardly ...
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