Newsweek - USA (2019-11-08)

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Voter Turnout,

By Age ( 2018 )

18–29 35.6%

30–44 48.8%

45–64 59.5%

65+ 66.1%

Voter Turnout,

By Race ( 2018 )

White 57.5%

Black 51.4%

Latino 40.4%

Asian 40.2%

79% Ơ The surge in

voter turnout among

adults younger than 30

last year, compared with

the 2014 midterms.

While that’s the biggest

increase of any age

group, these younger

voters were still far

less likely to go to the

polls than older adults.

40%

The percentage

of voters

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method in 2018,

like casting

an early or

mail-in ballot

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number of

electoral votes

a presidential

candidate ever

received, by

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in 1984

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2016

The number of presidents

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