The Millennial Vote in the 2016 Democratic Primary Elections

According to these public opinion polls, Sanders' strength came particularly from millennial voters, or those aged between 17 and 29.1 Survey after survey revealed that a large majority of millennial Democrats preferred Sanders to Clinton-a pattern reminiscent of 2008, in which millennial voter...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Southeastern geographer 2016-09, Vol.56 (3), p.273-282
Hauptverfasser:	SHELLEY, FRED M., HITT, ASHLEY M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	African American studies African Americans Analysis Black colleges Candidates Electioneering Elections Historically Black Colleges & Universities Millennial generation Nominations Obama, Barack Opinion polls Political campaigns Polls Presidential candidates Primaries & caucuses Primary elections Public opinion Senators Social media Social networks Socialism SPECIAL FORUM ON THE GEOGRAPHIES OF THE 2016 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION Universities Voting
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Zusammenfassung:	According to these public opinion polls, Sanders' strength came particularly from millennial voters, or those aged between 17 and 29.1 Survey after survey revealed that a large majority of millennial Democrats preferred Sanders to Clinton-a pattern reminiscent of 2008, in which millennial voters gave thenSenator Barack Obama a large majority of votes over Clinton in both the Democratic Party primaries and the general election (Shelley and Hollen 2011). According to data regarding students from universities that have a high number of African-American students, race is a larger contributing factor to voting outcomes than age.
ISSN:	0038-366X 1549-6929 1549-6929
DOI:	10.1353/sgo.2016.0032