(VOX)
Voters ages 18 to 53, including millennials, Generation X, and young voters, cast more votes than baby boomers and older generations amid a modern record high turnout in the 2018 midterm elections, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis.
Voters younger than 53 accounted for a narrow majority of the total voter turnout by casting 62.2 million votes, while the older generations cast 60.1 million votes, the research said.
This pattern is a repeat of the 2016 election, where 69.6 million of the votes were cast by the younger generation and 67.9 million came from boomers and older adults. The shift is partially due to older generations are aging and dying, making millennials and Generation X a bigger share of the electorate, according to the research center. Read more