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Voter turnout was at record levels. It's not obvious that greater turnout of "millennials" specifically was likely to happen. Typically it's difficult to ensure
by kaffee 10y ago
Voter turnout was at record levels. It's not obvious that greater turnout of "millennials" specifically was likely to happen. Typically it's difficult to ensure that one kind of voter turns out without also increasing the rate of turnout for other kinds of voters as well.
- DanBC 10y agoBut voter turnout for younger people (18 to 24) was less than 40%. If they'd had 75% turnout they may have swung the election. In mid 2013 there were about 5.8m people between 18 and 24.
- nxzero 10y ago>> "In mid 2013 there were about 5.8m people between 18 and 24." Which is what percentage of the voting population?
- dasboth 10y agoThis was the biggest problem with the referendum: apathy from the younger voters.
- nickik 10y agoJust because those young who voted does not mean that those young that did not vote, would vote the same. I would assume that is not the case here, but its something to consider.
- tomp 10y agoYou're asuming that the ones that didn't vote would have the same distribution as those that did. Instead, maybe they actually were apathic, and their votes would be roughly 50-50 - so Leave could still win.
- DanBC 10y agoI'm going by, admittedly lousy, polling which consistently shows young people prefered remain.