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Harvard University’s Institute of Politics recently released their latest Survey on Politics and Public Service, a political survey conducted every election cycle to gage the political prowess and civic engagement of young Americans. The survey revealed a sea change in the way America’s youth engage in politics, marked by record voter turnout. Just this year the youth vote quadrupled in Tennessee, and nearly tripled in Iowa, Georgia, Missouri, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas. As political candidates and campaigns begin to target young people through the use of the Web and social networking technology, and as the country’s political issues take on growing global significance, 18 to 24-year-olds are growing increasingly politicized and will have a lot to say on Election Day.

Check out the Harvard Institute of Politics Survey

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