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As of Wednesday morning, voters under 30 had cast more than 900,000 ballots in Texas, nearly three times the number as around this time in 2016.

Other battleground states mirrored that outsized turnout by young people. https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-10-28/texas-election-turnout-young-voters">https://www.latimes.com/politics/...

Young people are driving record voting in Texas and other states

Texas teens and 20-somethings are voting early in huge numbers. They exemplify a trend around much of the nation, where the youth vote is powering record-setting early balloting.

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-10-28/texas-election-turnout-young-voters

TargetSmart data shows:

Young Florida voters have cast 569,000 ballots, a 42% increase over their 2016 total.

Some 404,000 young North Carolinians have voted, a 63% jump.

Young people in Georgia have expanded their vote by 82% to more than 340,000. https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-10-28/texas-election-turnout-young-voters">https://www.latimes.com/politics/...

Young people are driving record voting in Texas and other states

Texas teens and 20-somethings are voting early in huge numbers. They exemplify a trend around much of the nation, where the youth vote is powering record-setting early balloting.

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-10-28/texas-election-turnout-young-voters

Younger voters tend to favor Democratic candidates by a 30-point margin, according Tufts University experts.

“That alone could make the traditionally red state of Georgia more competitive.” https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-10-28/texas-election-turnout-young-voters">https://www.latimes.com/politics/...

Young people are driving record voting in Texas and other states

Texas teens and 20-somethings are voting early in huge numbers. They exemplify a trend around much of the nation, where the youth vote is powering record-setting early balloting.

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-10-28/texas-election-turnout-young-voters

Demographic trends suggest Texas will one day turn Democratic, and University of Houston junior Maya Camacho voted early to try to make that happen this year.

“I’ve seen where our country is going, and for the first time I have a say in that.” https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-10-28/texas-election-turnout-young-voters">https://www.latimes.com/politics/...

Young people are driving record voting in Texas and other states

Texas teens and 20-somethings are voting early in huge numbers. They exemplify a trend around much of the nation, where the youth vote is powering record-setting early balloting.

https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2020-10-28/texas-election-turnout-young-voters

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