| 18-29 year olds | 30+ year olds | |
| 1972 McGovern vs. Nixon | 46 | 34 |
| 1976 Carter vs. Ford | 51 | 50 |
| 1980 Carter vs. Reagan | 44 | 38 |
| 1984 Mondale vs. Reagan | 40 | 40 |
| 1988 Dukakis vs. Bush | 47 | 45 |
| 1992 Clinton vs. Bush | 43 | 43 |
| 1996 Clinton vs. Dole | 53 | 48 |
| 2000 Gore vs. Bush | 48 | 48 |
| 2004 Kerry vs. Bush | 54 | 47 |
| 2008 Obama vs. McCain | 66 | 50 |
| 2012 Obama vs. Romney | 60 | 48 |
Percent voting for Democratic candidate...
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This data shows the percentage of votes for the Democratic presidential candidates by age over the last 11 elections. In recent history, the only Democrat to have over 50% of the youth vote and lose the general election was John Kerry in 2004.