GOOD NEWS FLASH!

• More than 1.4 million new young voters registered to vote in the 2004 election.
• 18 to 29-year-old voters turned out in record numbers, increasing 9% over the 2000 election -- compared to an increase in overall voter turnout of 4%.   
• At least 20.9 million 18-29-year-olds voted in 2004, compared with only about 16 million in 2000.*
• There are 40.6 million Americans between 18 and 29, comprising 1 in 5 eligible voters.
• According to one survey, this key demographic plans to be even more involved in the future.** 

*Study conducted by the University of Maryland’s Center for Information & Research on Civil Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE).

**"The Emerging Electorate Survey: What Young Americans Say About the 2004 Election," a national survey conducted on behalf of Declare Yourself, a national nonpartisan, nonprofit movement to motivate and inspire young voters, by Global Strategy Group and Luntz Research Companies.