Chart: Older Midterm Voters Swept Republicans Into Power
According to exist polls by NBC News, millennials tend to stay at home during midterm elections and vote mainly during Presidential elections.
It was the older voters that swept Republicans into power last night.
In Tuesday’s midterm elections, 37% of voters were over the age of 60 but only 12% were under 30 years old. This 25 point difference is larger than the 16 to 20 point age gap seen in the last three midterms, according to NBC.
The age-disparity in yesterday’s election is nearly as wide as it was in 2010.
NBC reports:
Non-white voters, who lean Democratic on the whole, are another group that usually makes up a smaller share of the midterm electorate than they do in presidential years. The numbers for that group are still preliminary as the 2014 results roll in, but taken together, these trends amount to an uphill climb for Democrats in the midterms.
Blame it on the millennials. You’ll feel better, too.
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mea_mark November 5th, 2014 at 18:12
The democrats should make it a high priority to deal with the issues the younger generations care about.
Khary A November 5th, 2014 at 18:20
OR…or…we could just destroy the old and tell the young to get their stuff in gear or it’s the knackers yard.
I don’t always give great advice…i see that now.
Anomaly 100 November 5th, 2014 at 18:28
Put ’em all in FEMA camps!
Tommy6860 November 5th, 2014 at 18:30
What do you think about compulsory voting?
mea_mark November 5th, 2014 at 18:38
I think offering a carrot should be tried before beating them with a stick.
Tommy6860 November 5th, 2014 at 18:42
True since voting is a choice. My fear is though, that since more GOP governors took states and the GOP increased their holds on those respective state houses, that they create voting laws and rules that favor their party. I have a feeling that no matter how well dems do in 2020, that they will not be able to amend the gerrymandering the GOP did in 2010 and the GOP may not lose the house for decades to come.
tiredoftea November 5th, 2014 at 19:19
Dems have to win state governor’s and legislatures to be in position to control the re-districting after the 2020 census. They should be working now to force citizen re-districting commission’s to take that away from any state repub’s who are still controlling states.
Tommy6860 November 5th, 2014 at 21:13
Exactly, and they were not doing that in 2012 when the GOP took states by storm then, in spite of national dem victories for congress and Obama’s re-election. It just got worse in this election. For them to take back the states may mean spending beyond what they need for the 2016 -18 and 20 cycles. I feel they already lost on this bigger picture and the re-redistricting may be too little too late.
tiredoftea November 5th, 2014 at 19:17
Yup, it’s needed.
StoneyCurtisll November 5th, 2014 at 18:59
Like getting the younger generation to actually vote…
mea_mark November 5th, 2014 at 19:12
The democrats should make it a high priority to deal with the issues the younger generations care about.
The last of the Thousad Sons November 5th, 2014 at 19:20
OR…or…we could just destroy the old and tell the young to get their stuff in gear or it’s the knackers yard.
I don’t always give great advice…i see that now.
Anomaly 100 November 5th, 2014 at 19:28
Put ’em all in FEMA camps!
Tommy6860 November 5th, 2014 at 19:30
What do you think about compulsory voting?
mea_mark November 5th, 2014 at 19:38
I think offering a carrot should be tried before beating them with a stick.
Tommy6860 November 5th, 2014 at 19:42
True since voting is a choice. My fear is though, that since more GOP governors took states and the GOP increased their holds on those respective state houses, that they create voting laws and rules that favor their party. I have a feeling that no matter how well dems do in 2020, that they will not be able to amend the gerrymandering the GOP did in 2010 and the GOP may not lose the house for decades to come.
tiredoftea November 5th, 2014 at 20:19
Dems have to win state governor’s and legislatures to be in position to control the re-districting after the 2020 census. They should be working now to force citizen re-districting commission’s to take that away from any state repub’s who are still controlling states.
Tommy6860 November 5th, 2014 at 22:13
Exactly, and they were not doing that in 2012 when the GOP took states by storm then, in spite of national dem victories for congress and Obama’s re-election. It just got worse in this election. For them to take back the states may mean spending beyond what they need for the 2016 -18 and 20 cycles. I feel they already lost on this bigger picture and the re-redistricting may be too little too late.
tiredoftea November 5th, 2014 at 20:17
Yup, it’s needed.
StoneyCurtisll November 5th, 2014 at 19:59
Like getting the younger generation to actually vote…
Obewon November 5th, 2014 at 18:41
If the draft were reinstated, youngsters would vote every time to oust GOP Warlords.
burqa November 5th, 2014 at 18:41
The vote of an older voter counts just as much as the vote of a millennial.
The Democrats did a lousy job of getting out the vote and got whupped because of it.
It was not just older voters.
Like so much that takes place in human affairs, it was more complex than that, and we need to get out of the rut of trying to simplify things this way.
It was also President Obama being linked to, and pulling down the vote for Democrats because they were too damned chicken to stand up and say, “Yeah, I voted with the president. I’m glad I did, because we got x, y, and z done.” Instead the Democrats let the GOP club them and didn’t hardly defend themselves. They just stood there and took it.
It was also Democrats letting the less-popular party get away with framing the debate and putting them on the run. The Democrats should have done a better job of identifying why the GOP is so unpopular and capitalizing on that.
It was also the Republicans not running a bunch of Pee Party kooks the way they’ve done in the past couple of elections. The GOP ran better campaigns. The GOP slugged the Democrats in the kisser and the Democrats didn’t slug back.
The way the Democrats ran reminded me of that disastrous campaign run by John Kerry where he conceded so many states to Bush that Bush only had to pull something like 17 or 18% of the votes elsewhere to win. Kerry stood there like a boxer with his hands at his side while Bush clobbered him in the face. Bush ripped Kerry’s medals for heroism off Kerry’s chest and Bush stomped them in the mud and Kerry just stood there letting Bush get away with it.
StoneyCurtisll November 5th, 2014 at 19:06
Great comment!~!
OldLefty November 5th, 2014 at 19:09
All this is true, and would be even more true if the media focused on issues instead of the horse race.
Why did not saying who she voted for “disqualify” Grimes, but saying he would repeal “Obamacare but not Kynect did not “disqualify” McConnell.
I felt that ever since they predicted a big win for Republicans in 2014, back in Sept 2012, the media treated them as though they were the ones who’s access they had to value.
“Kerry stood there like a boxer with his hands at his side while Bush clobbered him in the face….”???
Really???
I thought that Kerry always looked head and shoulders above Bush, but I also thought politics stopped at the water’s edge and that people like Jerome Corsi did not get air time on “news” networks.
Obewon November 5th, 2014 at 19:41
If the draft were reinstated, youngsters would vote every time to oust GOP Warlords.
burqa November 5th, 2014 at 19:41
The vote of an older voter counts just as much as the vote of a millennial.
The Democrats did a lousy job of getting out the vote and got whupped because of it.
It was not just older voters.
Like so much that takes place in human affairs, it was more complex than that, and we need to get out of the rut of trying to simplify things this way.
It was also President Obama being linked to, and pulling down the vote for Democrats because they were too damned chicken to stand up and say, “Yeah, I voted with the president. I’m glad I did, because we got x, y, and z done.” Instead the Democrats let the GOP club them and didn’t hardly defend themselves. They just stood there and took it.
It was also Democrats letting the less-popular party get away with framing the debate and putting them on the run. The Democrats should have done a better job of identifying why the GOP is so unpopular and capitalizing on that.
It was also the Republicans not running a bunch of Pee Party kooks the way they’ve done in the past couple of elections. The GOP ran better campaigns. The GOP slugged the Democrats in the kisser and the Democrats didn’t slug back.
The way the Democrats ran reminded me of that disastrous campaign run by John Kerry where he conceded so many states to Bush that Bush only had to pull something like 17 or 18% of the votes elsewhere to win. Kerry stood there like a boxer with his hands at his side while Bush clobbered him in the face. Bush ripped Kerry’s medals for heroism off Kerry’s chest and Bush stomped them in the mud and Kerry just stood there letting Bush get away with it.
That’s how Democrats, overall, ran this time. They should have shoved all those wasted votes to repeal Obamacare in the GOP’s faces. They should have convinced the voters that the GOP just complains and obstructs and is not constructive and voting for them means more gridlock, sequesters, and prevention of progress. The Democrats defended themselves poorly, failed to emphasize their strengths and they didn’t hit the Republicans where they are weakest.
StoneyCurtisll November 5th, 2014 at 20:06
Great comment!~!
OldLefty November 5th, 2014 at 20:09
All this is true, and would be even more true if the media focused on issues instead of the horse race.
Why did not saying who she voted for “disqualify” Grimes, but saying he would repeal “Obamacare but not Kynect did not “disqualify” McConnell.
I felt that ever since they predicted a big win for Republicans in 2014, back in Sept 2012, the media treated them as though they were the ones who’s access they had to value.
“Kerry stood there like a boxer with his hands at his side while Bush clobbered him in the face….”???
Really???
I thought that Kerry always looked head and shoulders above Bush, but I also thought politics stopped at the water’s edge and that people like Jerome Corsi did not get air time on “news” networks.
StoneyCurtisll November 5th, 2014 at 18:58
All is not lost…
We have got to get it together…
Cause there is “Something in The Air”…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTZoJ01FpD8
StoneyCurtisll November 5th, 2014 at 19:58
All is not lost…
We have got to get it together…
Cause there is “Something in The Air”…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTZoJ01FpD8
Red Eye Robot November 5th, 2014 at 19:11
Or more accurately Younger voters were betrayed by the Democrats and Obama and they abandoned them en masse. There is no positive spin you guys can put on this loss. You guys treated your voters like they were stupid and they sat it out. You tried to sell the idea that the senate GOP was obstructionist, your voters saw right through it. You tried to sell your war on women, didn’t work, You tried to paint the GOP as racist, didn’t work. You lost 3 governors in the bluest of blue states. You rallied behind halfwit Wendy Davis, he campaign was embarrassing, but not as much as her loss. (Still think phony baloney indictment of Rick Perry was a good idea?) You guys lost because you assumed the voters were idiots and would fall for your hamfisted misdirection
StoneyCurtisll November 5th, 2014 at 19:15
Derp.
tiredoftea November 5th, 2014 at 19:15
“You guys lost because you assumed the voters were idiots and would fall for your hamfisted misdirection” Umm, no. This is an historically correct result. Rember W, the war criminal, in 2006? Same thing. Dems crushed the mid-terms. But, you just go ahead and keep bleating thoughtlessly, we enjoy it. We are laughing at you.
Obewon November 5th, 2014 at 21:06
Redeye parroting FNC is like water missing its teabagg. At least when sheep are shaved they enrich sheepherders!
Kick Frenzy November 5th, 2014 at 19:15
If you look at the chart above, the young vote was no more or less than it has been for the past 2 cycles, which includes Bush and Obama.
The wasn’t anything to “sell” about obstructionism, it happened all the time and was a priority since the president was inaugurated.
There’s nothing to sell on the “war on women” (although I prefer not to use “war”), Republicans voted against women at every single opportunity.
We lost because Dems tend to stay home in mid-terms and Republicans were fired up and had an increased senior turn out.
Also, fear… Repubs have been great at peddling fear.
Obewon November 5th, 2014 at 19:30
Teabola shocker! Fox News Ends Ebola Coverage: “Our Work Is Done” – The New Yorker http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/fox-news-ends-ebola-coverage-work-done https://twitter.com/rcooley123/status/530143830746488832
StoneyCurtisll November 5th, 2014 at 20:10
Like I said a couple days ago…
“after November 4th, Ebola will become a non issue”…
fancypants November 5th, 2014 at 19:22
since its been said by the president that 2/3rds of the people didn’t vote ? you can call this a political miracle. Enjoy it while you can because the new addition to the senate from iowa sounds like a REAL nut job who is already got her goals on ISIL. So much for representing the best interest of the I.O.W.A. people ….. MAKE EM SQeeeeel
Red Mann November 6th, 2014 at 00:38
Still disconnected from reality, I see. Everything you said is just backwards.
Red Eye Robot November 5th, 2014 at 20:11
Or more accurately Younger voters were betrayed by the Democrats and Obama and they abandoned them en masse. There is no positive spin you guys can put on this loss. You guys treated your voters like they were stupid and they sat it out. You tried to sell the idea that the senate GOP was obstructionist, your voters saw right through it. You tried to sell your war on women, didn’t work, You tried to paint the GOP as racist, didn’t work. You lost 3 governors in the bluest of blue states. You rallied behind halfwit Wendy Davis, he campaign was embarrassing, but not as much as her loss. (Still think phony baloney indictment of Rick Perry was a good idea?) You guys lost because you assumed the voters were idiots and would fall for your hamfisted misdirection
StoneyCurtisll November 5th, 2014 at 20:15
Derp.
tiredoftea November 5th, 2014 at 20:15
“You guys lost because you assumed the voters were idiots and would fall for your hamfisted misdirection” Umm, no. This is an historically correct result. Rember W, the war criminal, in 2006? Same thing. Dems crushed the mid-terms. But, you just go ahead and keep bleating thoughtlessly, we enjoy it. We are laughing at you.
Obewon November 5th, 2014 at 22:06
Redeye parroting FNC is like an empty papercup missing water, heat and a teabagg. At least when bleating sheep are fleeced they enrich sheepherders!
Kick Frenzy November 5th, 2014 at 20:15
If you look at the chart above, the young vote was no more or less than it has been for the past 2 cycles, which includes Bush and Obama.
The wasn’t anything to “sell” about obstructionism, it happened all the time and was a priority since the president was inaugurated.
There’s nothing to sell on the “war on women” (although I prefer not to use “war”), Republicans voted against women at every single opportunity.
We lost because Dems tend to stay home in mid-terms and Republicans were fired up and had an increased senior turn out.
Also, fear… Repubs have been great at peddling fear.
Obewon November 5th, 2014 at 20:30
Teabola shocker! Fox News ends Ebola. http://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/fox-news-ends-ebola-coverage-work-done https://twitter.com/rcooley123/status/530143830746488832
StoneyCurtisll November 5th, 2014 at 21:10
Like I said a couple days ago…
“after November 4th, Ebola will become a non issue”…
fancypants November 5th, 2014 at 20:22
since its been said by the president that 2/3rds of the people didn’t vote ? you can call this a political miracle. Enjoy it while you can because the new addition to the senate from iowa sounds like a REAL nut job who is already got her goals on ISIL. So much for representing the best interest of the I.O.W.A. people ….. MAKE EM SQeeeeel
Red Mann November 6th, 2014 at 01:38
Still disconnected from reality, I see. Everything you said is just backwards.
StoneyCurtisll November 5th, 2014 at 19:19
Not going to waste my time responding to ‘red eye robot”..
it is an effort in futility..
(but it never hurts to vent)..:)
tiredoftea November 5th, 2014 at 19:20
It’s kinda more fun with the snappy music video’s you provide!
StoneyCurtisll November 5th, 2014 at 19:21
Thanks~!
tiredoftea November 5th, 2014 at 19:24
Music, dammit!
fancypants November 5th, 2014 at 19:30
Dedicated to our new republican senate
http://youtu.be/hftgytmgQgE
tiredoftea November 5th, 2014 at 19:34
Ahh, yes! I feel better now! This goes down well, especially since Jack Bruce died a few weeks ago.
StoneyCurtisll November 5th, 2014 at 19:36
Say it aint so…
tiredoftea November 5th, 2014 at 19:48
What? That Jack died? Sorry to break that to you, but yes.
http://jackbruce.com/
StoneyCurtisll November 5th, 2014 at 19:57
Bummer.
RIP Jack Bruce
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_Dwoorgbsg
fancypants November 5th, 2014 at 19:37
you can substitute the words to “strange crew” at will.
StoneyCurtisll November 5th, 2014 at 19:40
Did you say Substitute?…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eswQl-hcvU0
fancypants November 5th, 2014 at 19:49
that’s right people We are stuck with cousin kevin for at least 2 years
http://youtu.be/tXNGIKuCiv8
StoneyCurtisll November 5th, 2014 at 20:00
High Five…
I was thinking of Keith Moon as Uncle Ernie..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFhO7EU08Tg
fancypants November 5th, 2014 at 20:02
I was going to post Ernie but thought it a little over the top :D
StoneyCurtisll November 5th, 2014 at 20:05
As if Cousin Kevin wast “over the top”…;)
Still one of my all time favorite albums..Tommy…
fancypants November 5th, 2014 at 20:11
awww come on the cricket bat at the end sent the message home
fancypants November 5th, 2014 at 20:35
one of the 2 favorite who records I have. Also have the video
StoneyCurtisll November 5th, 2014 at 19:45
Excellent choice..
rg9rts November 6th, 2014 at 04:16
I think that is the best approach annoying nit that it is
StoneyCurtisll November 5th, 2014 at 20:19
Not going to waste my time responding to ‘red eye robot”..
it is an effort in futility..
(but it never hurts to vent)..:)
tiredoftea November 5th, 2014 at 20:20
It’s kinda more fun with the snappy music video’s you provide!
StoneyCurtisll November 5th, 2014 at 20:21
Thanks~!
tiredoftea November 5th, 2014 at 20:24
Music, dammit!
fancypants November 5th, 2014 at 20:30
Dedicated to our new republican senate
http://youtu.be/hftgytmgQgE
tiredoftea November 5th, 2014 at 20:34
Ahh, yes! I feel better now! This goes down well, especially since Jack Bruce died a few weeks ago.
StoneyCurtisll November 5th, 2014 at 20:36
Say it aint so…
tiredoftea November 5th, 2014 at 20:48
What? That Jack died? Sorry to break that to you, but yes.
http://jackbruce.com/
StoneyCurtisll November 5th, 2014 at 20:57
Bummer.
RIP Jack Bruce
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_Dwoorgbsg
fancypants November 5th, 2014 at 20:37
you can substitute the words to “strange crew” at will.
StoneyCurtisll November 5th, 2014 at 20:40
Did you say Substitute?…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eswQl-hcvU0
fancypants November 5th, 2014 at 20:49
that’s right people We are stuck with cousin kevin for at least 2 years
http://youtu.be/tXNGIKuCiv8
StoneyCurtisll November 5th, 2014 at 21:00
High Five…
I was thinking of Keith Moon as Uncle Ernie..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFhO7EU08Tg
fancypants November 5th, 2014 at 21:02
I was going to post Ernie but thought it a little over the top :D
StoneyCurtisll November 5th, 2014 at 21:05
As if Cousin Kevin wast “over the top”…;)
Still one of my all time favorite albums..Tommy…
fancypants November 5th, 2014 at 21:11
awww come on the cricket bat at the end sent the message home
fancypants November 5th, 2014 at 21:35
one of the 2 favorite who records I have. Also have the video
StoneyCurtisll November 5th, 2014 at 20:45
Excellent choice..
rg9rts November 6th, 2014 at 05:16
I think that is the best approach annoying nit that it is
KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker November 5th, 2014 at 20:19
Fox News has done it’s job!
Fear and propaganda is an old and proven formula in which they excel.
Obewon November 5th, 2014 at 21:26
47% of self described conservatives get their information from one source Fox News. While liberals, moderates and progressives average no less than 4+ news sources. 47% of those identifying themselves as “consistently conservative” cite Fox News as where they get their news on politics and government. Local radio (11%), local TV (5%), the local newspaper (3%) and Google News (3%) follow. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/conservatives-overwhelmingly-prefer-fox-news-report-article-1.1981876
Lukithia Chop Evans November 11th, 2014 at 01:30
I’m conservative and I search every where for my news. But doesn’t it make sense that conservatives seek out news and other mefia that is conservative while liberals look to libetal media. If I’m Christian I’m not going to watch Muslim religious channels for the bulk of my time. Our stance dictates who we seek out not who we hear dictates our stance.
Obewon November 11th, 2014 at 03:15
You seem to think ”facts have a liberal bias!’ Good luck trying to find your feigned corporate liberal media. That sounds like the Palinbrawl channel is calling for you to see Sarah blowout on Murdoch’s NY Post, WSJ and 200+ other MSM outlets including ABC and Rusty’s the racist Limbaugh’s bankrupt ABC Radio/ Cumulus media.
KABoink_after_wingnut_hacker November 5th, 2014 at 21:19
Fox News has done it’s job!
Fear and propaganda is an old and proven formula in which they excel.
Obewon November 5th, 2014 at 22:26
47% of self described conservatives get their information from one source Fox News. While liberals, moderates and progressives average no less than 4+ news sources. 47% of those identifying themselves as “consistently conservative” cite Fox News as where they get their news on politics and government. Local radio (11%), local TV (5%), the local newspaper (3%) and Google News (3%) follow. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/conservatives-overwhelmingly-prefer-fox-news-report-article-1.1981876
Lukithia Chop Evans November 11th, 2014 at 02:30
I’m conservative and I search every where for my news. But doesn’t it make sense that conservatives seek out news and other mefia that is conservative while liberals look to libetal media. If I’m Christian I’m not going to watch Muslim religious channels for the bulk of my time. Our stance dictates who we seek out not who we hear dictates our stance.
Obewon November 11th, 2014 at 04:15
You seem to think ”facts have a liberal bias!’ Good luck trying to find your feigned corporate liberal media. That sounds like the Palinbrawl channel is calling for you to see Sarah blowout on Murdoch’s NY Post, WSJ and 200+ other MSM outlets including ABC and Rusty the racist Limbaugh’s bankrupt ABC Radio/ Cumulus media.
Red Mann November 6th, 2014 at 00:44
We will probably see more of this as the boomers age and many elderly drift toward authoritarianism. Most of the people that I was in the Navy with decades ago and were somewhat, or even a lot, liberal have turned into RWNJs. I’m 68 and it well be a cold day in hell before I ever support any of the RW pricks.
Red Mann November 6th, 2014 at 01:44
We will probably see more of this as the boomers age and many elderly drift toward authoritarianism. Most of the people that I was in the Navy with decades ago and were somewhat, or even a lot, liberal have turned into RWNJs. I’m 68 and it well be a cold day in hell before I ever support any of the RW pricks.
rg9rts November 6th, 2014 at 04:15
Total BullShait……those that didn’t vote are responsible…We turned back our bagger challenge for the second time… she was proud to be a radical…Good riddance Nan
R.J. Carter November 10th, 2014 at 12:16
It can be viewed either way — the government is the result of the people who voted, or the people who didn’t vote.
Which is why Ferguson’s political structure is mostly white.
rg9rts November 6th, 2014 at 05:15
Total BullShait……those that didn’t vote are responsible…We turned back our bagger challenge for the second time… she was proud to be a radical…Good riddance Nan
R.J. Carter November 10th, 2014 at 13:16
It can be viewed either way — the government is the result of the people who voted, or the people who didn’t vote.
Which is why Ferguson’s political structure is mostly white.