Florida's early vote skewing younger so far

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By Liz Stark, Adam Levy and Ethan Cohen, CNN

Updated 1:17 PM ET, Mon October 19, 2020

(CNN) Early returns in Florida show the critical battleground state's pre-Election Day electorate is currently trending younger than four years ago.

In ballots returned before in-person voting opened on Monday, Florida voters under 65 years old accounted for about half the ballots cast, marking a 12-point uptick in their share of the early vote compared to this time in 2016. The share of seniors aged 65 or older has dropped from about 64% of the pre-election vote then to just 52% now.

This boost in early turnout among younger voters may reflect nationwide organizing efforts to mobilize young people to vote early, while seniors in the state may already be accustomed to voting early in previous cycles.

This shift comes as both President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden have been courting the highly coveted senior vote in the Sunshine State. In 2016, Trump won about 57% of their vote, according to exit polls, which helped boost his one-percentage point victory in the state.

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https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/19/politics/florida-early-returns-young-voters-2020-election/index.html

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