WASHINGTON -- Youth voters are engaging with this year's presidential campaign in increasing numbers as Election Day nears, according to a new survey released by The Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement.
After surveying the same group of young voters between 18- and 29-years-old in mid-summer and then again in mid-October, Tufts University's CIRCLE reports that the number of individuals who say they are "extremely likely" to vote this year has leaped by close to 10 percentage points to nearly 55 percent. A full two-thirds of the youth surveyed said that they were either extremely or very likely to cast a ballot in the presidential contest, a bump of 7 percent.
Increased youth engagement is good news for President Barack Obama, who mobilized substantial numbers of young voters in 2008. But while the survey, which queried 1,695 and 1,109 young voters in June/July and October, respectively, reflects a surge in youth interest, the youth turnout could still fall below its 2008 high-water mark.
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