Don't put the "Youth Vote" down--Thanks to them Kerry nearly won in 2004

[WI_DEM]

It was only voters 18-29 that Kerry won--they deserve our praise! and their numbers jumped dramatically in 2004 as far as turnout at the polls. Had 18-29 year olds only voted Kerry would be president.

2004 Group Kerry Bush Nader Other

All Voters Pct. 48% 51% * 1%

SEX Men 46 44 55 1 1
Women 54 51 48 * *

RACE White 77 41 58 * 1
Black 11 88 11 * *
Hispanic 8 53 44 2 1
Asian 2 56 43 0 1
Other 2 54 40 2 4

AGE 18-24 9 56 43 * 1
25-29 8 51 48 * 1
30-49 40 46 53 1 1
50-64 27 47 52 * 1
65 & over 16 47 52 0 *

INCOME <$15,000 8 63 36 * *
$15,000-29,999 15 57 42 * 1
$30-49,999 22 50 49 * *
$50-74,999 23 43 56 * 1
$75-99,999 14 45 55 * 1
$100,000 & over 18 41 58 1 *

UNION HOUSEHOLD Yes 24 59 40 1 1
No 76 44 55 * 1

REGION East 22 56 44 1 *
Midwest 26 48 51 * *
South 32 42 58 * 1
West 20 50 49 1 1

PARTY Democrat 37 89 11 * *
Republican 37 6 93 * *
Independent 26 50 48 1 2

POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY Liberal 21 85 13 1 1
Moderate 46 54 45 * 1
Conservative 34 16 84 1 *

GAY/LESBIAN/BISEXUAL Yes 4 77 23 * 0
No 96 46 53 * 1

Notes: Survey by Edison Media Research/Mitofsky International for the National Election Pool (ABC News, Associated Press, CBS News, CNN, Fox News, NBC News).
Sample of 13, 719 voters consisted of 11,7190 voters as they left the voting booths on Election Day November 2, 2004 and a telephone absentee/early voters survey of 2000 respondents conducted October 25-31, 2004


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[karynnj]

1. True - and that was a great omen for 2008 -because the kids from 14- to under 18

were equally for Kerry. I live in a Republican town that had a substantial margin for Bush - Kerry won the "election" conducted at the high school by a decent margin. Those people can now vote.

[No Elephants]

2. Who's putting down the youth vote?

[Jennicut]

3. Some people on this board.

As a 32 year old, I started out young getting involved in the political process. I was only 16 in 1992 but knew then the Dems were the party for me. I stuck with them until adulthood so never underestimate where these young voters will be for the Dem party if we encourage them now. This whole generation grew up with Bush and are very turned off by the Rethugs. My generation grew up with Reagan and Bush's father but we are more split in our party ID. These kids now are the future of the Dem party.

[Occam Bandage]

4. And if they had voted in the same proportions as the public at large, Kerry and Gore both

would have been President.

[OwnedByFerrets]

5. Pardon me, but Kerry DID win in 2004, but was too skeert to

fight for it like Gore did.