Fewer Young Adult Voters in 2012 Elections

Friday, 25 April 2014 | by Pat's Picks

Newsday has results of a Census Bureau report that finds voting rates among 18- to 29-year-olds fell to 38 percent in 2012, down from 44.3 percent in 2008. While more young adults may have been motivated to vote in 2008 by the candidacy of Barack Obama, researchers say the toxic political climate that followed may have turned off many young voters in 2012.

SOURCE: Newsday