Super Tuesday II Results
Overall young Democrats are still outnumbering young Republicans by at least a 2 to 1 margin. Young people again voted for Obama overwhelmingly over Clinton.
OH
* Young people were 16% of the overall vote on the Democratic side.
* Young people were the only age group to give Obama a margin of victory in Ohio.
* 17-29 year olds voted 35% for Clinton and 61% for Obama (compared to 60+ year olds voted 70% Clinton and 26% Obama and the overall win in Ohio was 56% Clinton and 42% Obama) .
* Republican young people only made up 13% of the overall vote on their side.
* Candidate choice on the Republican side for the youth vote was not available with CNN’s exit polls (perhaps due to sample size).
* Raw numbers: 277,045 young Democrats compared to 111,600 young Republicans.
RI
* Young people were 13% of the overall vote on the Democratic side.
* Young people were the only age group to give Obama a margin of victory in Rhode Island. 17-29 year olds voted 47% for Clinton and 53% for Obama (compared to 65+ year olds voted 70% Clinton and 29% Obama and the overall win in Ohio was 58% Clinton and 40% Obama) .
* Turnout and candidate choice on the Republican side for the youth vote was not available with CNN’s exit polls (perhaps due to sample size).
* Raw numbers: 23,541 young Democrats (CNN did not have exit polls for Republicans).
TX
* Young people were 16% of the overall vote on the Democratic side.
* 17-29 year olds voted 42% for Clinton and 58% for Obama (compared to 60+ year olds voted 64% Clinton and 33% Obama and the overall win in Texas primary/not caucus was 52% Clinton and 48% Obama) .
* Republican young people only made up 13% of the overall vote on their side.
* Candidate choice on the Republican side for the youth vote was spilt between Huckabee and McCain, 43-44%.
* Raw numbers: 449,172 young Democrats compared to 171,211 young Republicans.
VT
* Young people were 11% of the overall vote on the Democratic side.
* Obama carried every age demographic in Vermont. 17-29 year olds voted 31% for Clinton and 64% for Obama (compared to 65+ year olds voted 41% Clinton and 58% Obama and the overall win in Ohio was 38% Clinton and 60% Obama) .
* Turnout and candidate choice on the Republican side for the youth vote was not available with CNN’s exit polls (perhaps due to sample size).
* Raw numbers: 14,346 young Democrats (CNN did not have exit polls for Republicans).
