In 2008 Barack Obama carried voters under age 30 by a 66%-32% margin, according to the exit poll. In contrast, he carried voters 30 and over by only 50%-49%. But it doesn’t look like the Millennials are still 2-1 Democratic, at least to judge from two recent polls conducted in late November and early December.

The Mountain West —Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah —has become the new swing region in American politics. All signs point to these states, especially Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico, being crucial in the 2012 election. Unfortunately, the rise of this region has been underreported in the media,...

Obama's decision to campaign -- er, conduct official business -- on university campuses last week was not surprising. According to exit polls, there was no surge of young voters in 2008.

I don’t know how many times I’ve seen liberal commentators look back with nostalgia to the days when a young man fresh out of high school or military service could get a well-paying job on an assembly line at a unionized auto factory that could carry him through to a...

President Obama’s reelection largely hinges on his ability to play young voters for suckers — again — and whether Mitt Romney will let him.In 2008, Obama won the youth vote by better than a 2–1 margin, 66 percent to 32 percent. Even more impressive, he actually expanded the...

At this event, James Hunter discussed where Evangelical activism fits within a new "powerhouse generation."