A turning tide: The youth vote
by Matt | March 4th, 2008 |After decades of political scientists telling us young people don’t vote, we hear this from the Greensboro News & Record (h/t Ed Cone)
Of the 4,988 new registrations in the first two months of this year in Guilford County, 1,863 are from people younger than 25.
The difference over the last presidential cycle is huge. In 2004, there were 1,758 new registrations in the first two months, with 532 from 18- to 25-year-olds.
Ed Cone aptly points out: “Registration drives on college campuses are just getting started.”
Matt, 22, is an LGBT journalist, activist and youth advocate currently living and working in Charlotte, N.C., where he serves as the Editor of Q-Notes, the Carolinas' LGBT news source. A native of Winston-Salem, N.C., Matt attended the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and is still continuing to pursue his bachelors degree. He is the Owner & Editor of InterstateQ.com and has been active in LGBT advocacy work since the age of 14.
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