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2016 Postmortem

DeltaLitProf

(769 posts) Sun Feb 21, 2016, 12:02 AM Feb 2016

Do we know yet if the Dems in Nevada drew a larger young people vote than 08?

I've been looking for the answer to this but have yet to find it.

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Do we know yet if the Dems in Nevada drew a larger young people vote than 08? (Original Post) DeltaLitProf Feb 2016 OP

no JI7 Feb 2016 #1

Not in my precinct. Change has come Feb 2016 #2

Nope, no revolution! leftofcool Feb 2016 #3

One reporter at a precinct said the turnout was larger than 08 but I don't remember if they Skwmom Feb 2016 #4

No. Overall participation was 40,000 fewer than 2008. stopbush Feb 2016 #5

JI7

(89,260 posts)

1. no

Reply to DeltaLitProf (Original post)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 12:03 AM

Feb 2016

Change has come

(2,372 posts)

2. Not in my precinct.

Reply to DeltaLitProf (Original post)

Sun Feb 21, 2016, 12:11 AM

Feb 2016

There were 10 people of high school age or slightly older (out of 101). 8 went for Bernie, 1 for Clinton and 1 remained uncommitted. It wasn't drastically different than 08. I would say the average age of the participants was 55-60.