Arizona Voters Under 30 Show Dramatic Increase in Turnout

As early voting concludes in Arizona with Election Day still on the horizon, young voters in the state have already cast more ballots in this year’s elections than they did in the elections that were held four years ago. More than 137,000 young Arizonans under the age of 29 have voted either by mail or in person, a 55% increase from the total number of ballots they cast in 2016, according to NextGen Arizona.

Arizona voters in their 30s have also already begun to vote in noticeably larger numbers. More than 149,000 of them have voted so far, surpassing total turnout for that age group in 2016 by 44%.

Just over 86.1 million ballots have already been cast nationwide—more than 62 percent of the overall turnout in 2016. Since about half of respondents in national polls have said that they planned to vote early, these totals appear to signal a remarkable increase in turnout across the board. As of Friday, Texas continues to be a stunner as more than nine million people have voted early, surpassing the state’s total 2016 turnout.

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