College-aged voters key demographic in Democrats’ midterm victories– www.thecollegefix.com
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College students traditionally tend to vote for Democrats, and in the Nov. 3 midterm elections, under-30 voters took their concerns to the ballot box and turned out in droves for the party.
The 18-to-29 demographic is being credited with helping fuel the so-called blue tsunami, in which the Democratic Party won key gubernatorial victories in swing states and took control of both the House and the Senate
In Texas, where state Rep. Gina Hinojosa beat three-term Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, 63 percent of the youth vote when to the challenger, and in the U.S. Senate race, Democrat James Talarico beat Republican Ken Paxton with the help of 67 percent of the 18 to 29 demographic, according to data from the NORC Civic Health & Elections Project.
In South Carolina, a longtime Republican stronghold, Democrat Annie Andrews beat Republican Darline Graham for the U.S. Senate, with 66 percent of the youth vote tallied for Andrews.
