Youth Voters: Will They Change the 2008 Elections?
The 2008 presidential election has made one thing obvious: America’s demographics have changed. After almost two-and-a-half centuries, the United States has seen its first female and minority presidential hopefuls beat out their white male competitors in votes, delegates, media coverage, and financial support. And for the first time in history, the charge for change has been led by Americans under the age of 30.
Since the commencement of George W. Bush’s “War in Iraq,” youth civic engagement has surged in parallel with the surge in troop deployment to the Middle East:
- In the 2000 presidential election, 4.3 million young voters – those between the ages of 18 and 29 – made their way to the polls to “rock the vote.”
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