Re:You’re an Adult. Your Brain, Not So Much
by Fnoord on Thursday December 22, 2016 @11:50AM
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What? 9%? Check table 1 in your source.
"Table 1: Voter Turnout Among Citizens November 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012
18-29
40% 49% 51% 45%
[...]"
It was 45% in 2012 for the age of 18-29.
Re:You’re an Adult. Your Brain, Not So Much
by austincheney on Thursday December 22, 2016 @12:00PM
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The age group 18-24 is very different than the larger 18-29. The data is all there.
Re:You’re an Adult. Your Brain, Not So Much
by Fnoord on Thursday December 22, 2016 @12:50PM
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Could you quote it then? Cause I can't find it.
If you mean table 3, make sure you read the following associated quoted part:
"This statistic is affected by two factors: youth turnout and the age structure of the whole population. (Youth share could rise, for example, if turnout remained constant but the population became younger.)"
Also, my quoted data is from 18-29, and approx 40-51%. If 18-24 is only 6-9% then the group from 24-29 is either far smaller, or is having some really insane turnout of more than 71%.
Turns out I was wrong. Youngsters aren't 6% of the vote, but closer to about 9%. Still tiny though. The data indicates people who are registered voters are about twice as likely to become a voter after the age of 25.