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The other 2018 midterm wave: A historic 10-point jump in turnout among young people

  • Written by Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, Director, Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement in the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life, Tufts University
The other 2018 midterm wave: A historic 10-point jump in turnout among young peopleNine months after Parkland, students like David Hogg have joined the youth voter wave.AP Photo/John Raoux

Voter turnout among 18 to 29-year-olds in the 2018 midterm elections was 31 percent, according to a preliminary estimate by The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement at Tufts University.

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