WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — With Election Day just a few days away, a Gen Z-led organization is projecting that young voters are on track to break youth voter turnout records.
Voters of Tomorrow said a report has found early vote turnout is surpassing initial projections.
"Pulling from official early vote totals from Secretary of State data as of 6:00 pm Thursday, Voters of Tomorrow is tracking increased youth early vote turnout in multiple battleground states and nationwide," the organization said in a press release Friday.
Voters of Tomorrow said young voters across the nation have surpassed the early vote turnout projection by 20%. The organization said the benchmarks are based on 2022 voting preference rates.
Here's what the organization's report shows in four different states and nationally:
Michigan
- Projected youth early vote total: 56,496
- Youth early vote totals: 181,466
- 2024 youth early vote increase over projections: +221%
Pennsylvania
- Projected youth early vote total: 54,826
- Youth early vote totals: 110,510
- 2024 youth early vote increase over projections: +102%
North Carolina
- Projected youth early vote total: 257,298
- Youth early vote totals: 393,041
- 2024 youth early vote increase over projections: +53%
Georgia
- Projected youth early vote total: 261,266
- Youth early vote totals: 341,045
- 2024 youth early vote increase over projections: +31%
National
- Projected youth early vote total: 3,665,249
- Youth early vote totals: 4,399,873
- 2024 youth early vote increase over projections: +20%
Voters of Tomorrow said that according to the Georgia Secretary of State, voters 18-24 years old have cast more early votes than those aged 25-29, 30-34 and 35-39.
“We have no doubt that in just a few days, we’ll set new records for youth voter turnout. That has been our organization’s core mission this year, and we’re proud of the work we’ve put in to get out the youth vote,” Santiago Mayer, executive director of Voters of Tomorrow said. “This fall, our chapters and volunteers hosted over 100 in-person actions to help register young people to vote. We’ve helped over 50,000 voters access critical voting information. By phone and text, Voters of Tomorrow has made over 19 million direct voter contacts to young people helping them create a plan to vote. Our work will ensure young voters will decide the results of this election.”
