Defend Democracy — Like? Millennials’ Influence Growing at the Voting Booth

US Millennials and Generation Xers accounted for a larger portion of votes than other generations for the first time in 2016, according to data collected by the Pew Research Center’s Richard Fry, a labor economist.

About 70 million millennials (ages 18 to 35) and Generation Xers (ages 36 to 51) cast their votes in 2016, in comparison to 68 million Baby Boomers and members of the Silent and Greatest Generations.…

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The rise of millennial voters is likely a positive change for Democratic politicians. Pew Research polls in 2016 show that millennials favor Democrats by 21 percentage points. Generation Xers are not far behind, favoring Democrats by an 11-point margin. Baby Boomers were equally split while the Silent Generation leaned Republican by 7 points.

However, millennials are less likely to strictly align with certain ideologies and organizations, which may result in today’s young voters not being as predictable as other generations at the polls.

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Like? Millennials’ Influence Growing at the Voting Booth