Young voters make up 31% of the nations voting population. That is equal to the amount of Baby Boomers registered to vote. There was a strong push for young voters in this election that could be seen in campaign speeches, in advertisements, and through social media.
Before the election, Temple Update spoke to students on campus about their plans for Election Day.
The majority of students we spoke to were registered to vote and planned on voting in the election while some were firm in their decision not to register.
Others expressed that the candidates had an impact on their decision not to head to the polls on November 8th.
Regan Plaza, a registered Republican, felt that her beliefs did not line up with either candidate, “I don’t necessarily support everything Trump says and I don’t necessarily support everything Hillary says.”
A few students talked about the need for voters to be educated about the candidates like Senior Temple student, Jason Foreman. “I don’t think everyone should go out to vote because a lot of people don’t know what they’re doing.”
According to CIRCLE (Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement), an estimated 23.7 million millennials turned out to vote in this election. That’s roughly 50% of US citizens ages 18-29.
From the exit polls, it’s been said that more millennials swung to the left in this election and voted for Clinton but there was a very strong turnout for Trump.
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