Youth Voting Rate Spikes as Young People Turnout for Midterm Election

Washington, DC – As the final midterm election results continue to pour in across the country, it’s clear that youth turnout spiked in this election.

According to an analysis by CIRCLE, voter turnout among people ages 18-to-29 is estimated to have increased 10 percent, jumping from 21 percent of young people in the 2014 midterms to 31 percent in last night’s election. These estimates are subject to change as all votes are counted.

In the wake of yesterday’s strong turnout by young voters, Rachel Fleischer, Executive Director of Young Invincibles, released the following statement.