. @NextGenAmerica & the #youthvote nailed it.

📈Highest #youthvote turnout in history (+2pts from '08)
💙Voted for Biden 61%-36% over Trump
🏭🌵Youth saved Ds in Rust Belt; paved way in Sun Belt
☑️ @NextGenAmerica's ran biggest program ever, won 8 of 11 states
📈 According to @CivicYouth turnout estimate, we're looking at 53-56% turnout of #youthvote, age 18-29. https://circle.tufts.edu/latest-research/election-week-2020#youth-share-and-the-impact-of-youth-of-color-in-key-states

@ElectProject has best data on historical turnout by age, with highest being 51.1% in 2008 http://www.electproject.org/home/voter-turnout/demographics
💙 #YouthVote broke hard for Biden-Harris ticket, supporting @JoeBiden by +25pts (AP VoteCast) or +27pts (exit polls). HUGE increases over Clinton margin in key states:

WI: Clinton +3, Biden +19
PA: Clinton +9, Biden +23
AZ: Clinton +18, Biden +24
I've said it before, but it bears repeating. Through a pandemic, a recession, a racial justice emergency and the climate crisis, the @NextGenAmerica team changed the #youthvote organizing game forever. Immensely proud. https://twitter.com/NextGenAmerica/status/1323429893355507712
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