Daily Forty-Niner, 18 Oct 2010 – Voter turnout among 18 to 29-year-olds is generally a low number and fluctuates depending on the election. The percentage of youth voters has slightly increased over the years, but it has never passed the highest rate of 55.4 percent in 1972, when 18-year-olds were able to vote in the presidential election for the first time. The second largest youth voter turnout was during the 2008 election of Barack Obama, where 66 percent of the votes from the that age group were in favor of Obama. This year’s upcoming November election is expected to have an increase in young voter turnout because of the California measure to legalize the cultivation, possession and transportation of marijuana. In fact, votes from youth will be crucial for the bill to pass.
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