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Obviously, COVID changes the equation some, and people are more likely to vote early one way or another to avoid the crowding at the polls on Election Day. But some of these numbers are pretty striking.
In battleground states across the country, young voters are turning out in bigger numbers than in previous elections, according to an analysis by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement. And no state has made a larger gain in youth voting than Texas.
In Texas, as of Friday, 753,600 voters cast a ballot in the 2020 election. During the same time period in 2016, only 106,000 Texans younger than 30 had voted, according to the analysis, representing a 610% increase.
In Texas, younger voters have recently gotten more involved in elections. In the midterm elections of 2018, turnout tripled among voters younger than 30 compared to the previous midterm election in 2014.
In battleground states across the country, young voters are turning out in bigger numbers than in previous elections, according to an analysis by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement. And no state has made a larger gain in youth voting than Texas.
In Texas, as of Friday, 753,600 voters cast a ballot in the 2020 election. During the same time period in 2016, only 106,000 Texans younger than 30 had voted, according to the analysis, representing a 610% increase.
In Texas, younger voters have recently gotten more involved in elections. In the midterm elections of 2018, turnout tripled among voters younger than 30 compared to the previous midterm election in 2014.