Record
voter turnout is expected today in New Hampshire, with 18-29 year old
voters turning out big once again. Youth turnout more than tripled in
Iowa, due in large part to youth mobilization efforts.
As part of the Student PIRGs' national What's Your Plan? campaign,
NHPIRG has been organizing young people to turn out to vote. Hundreds
of volunteers have appeared at town halls, fundraisers, and photo-ops
in New Hampshire and across the country, to ask all of the candidates:
What's Your Plan? on key youth issues like global warming and health
care. We have already spoken with the candidates more than 100 times.
In addition, students on campuses from California to Colorado, Florida
to Wisconsin, and New Mexico to Pennsylvania are working with the
Student PIRGs to mobilize young people through tested peer to peer
registration and get out the vote drives. Young people comprise
one-quarter of the U.S. electorate, and big voting blocs in many states.
Quick Youth Facts
Number of College Students in Key '08 States
FL 873,000
CA 2,400,000
CO 303,000
NM 131,000
PA 692,000
NH 70,000
SC 210,000
WI 335,000
Number of Eligible Young Voters in Key '08 States (2006)*
FL 2,200,000
CA 4,600,000
CO 637,000
NM 277,000
PA 1,900,000
NH 172,000
SC 653,000
WI 758,00
For more information contact: Sujatha Jahagirdar, 213-251-3690 x321 (o), 323-309-6120 (c), Sujatha@studentpirgs.org
New Hampshire Public Interest Research Group's (NHPIRG) mission
is to deliver persistent, result-oriented public interest activism that
protects consumers, encourages a fair, sustainable economy, and fosters
responsive, democratic government
The Student PIRGs' New Voters Project
is the nation's largest youth voter mobilization program. Since 2004,
we have registered more than 600,000 young people and made more than
650,000 peer to peer voter turnout contacts to get young people to the
polls on Election Day. Due in large part to our efforts,
the youth vote increased by 4.3 million votes, or 9% in 2004 and an
analysis of our work in 2006 found that in the student dense precincts
in which we worked, the youth vote increased on average by 157%.
mission is to deliver persistent, result-oriented public interest
activism that protects consumers, encourages a fair, sustainable
economy, and fosters responsive, democratic government
*The Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning &
Engagement, Quick Facts About Young Voters Series, available at www.civicyouth.org/PopUps/FactSheets/FS_FastFacts2006
