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10.27.2008 6:36 pm

About 1/3 of new Missouri voters from St. Louis metro area

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Of Missouri’s 4,205,774 registered voters, Secretary of State Robin Carnahan says that more than 340,000 are first-time voters.

More than a third of those new voters are from four area jurisdictions: St. Louis, St. Charles and Jefferson counties, and the city of St. Louis.

Here’s the breakdown, by county and by age group:
Jefferson County              
                       
Jefferson               18-24           4,733           39%
Jefferson               25-34           2,751           22%
Jefferson               35-44           1,948           16%
Jefferson               45-54           1,492           12%
Jefferson               55-64           797             7%
Jefferson               65-75           333             3%
Jefferson               76+             181             1%
                               
St. Charles County
         
St. Charles 18-24 6,937 39%
St. Charles 25-34 4,130 23%
St. Charles 35-44 2,818 16%
St. Charles 45-54 1,916 11%
St. Charles 55-64 1,029 6%
St. Charles 65-75 422 2%
St. Charles 76+ 339 2%

St. Louis County

St. Louis 18-24 22,535 40%
St. Louis 25-34 10,707 19%
St. Louis 35-44 7,131 13%
St. Louis 45-54 5,502 10%
St. Louis 55-64 2,712 5%
St. Louis 65-75 1,210 2%
St. Louis 76+ 1,146 2%

City of St. Louis

St. Louis City 18-24 15,119 41%
St. Louis City 25-34 9,752 26%
St. Louis City 35-44 4,859 13%
St. Louis City 45-54 4,313 12%
St. Louis City 55-64 2,114 6%
St. Louis City 65-75 752 2%
St. Louis City 76+ 402 1%

 
 

 

 

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Isn’t it wonderful to know that the future of our country, our economy, the safety of our borders, higher taxes that will choke off industry and job growth, and stifling of our individual rights will be decided by 18 to 24 year olds who have no real life experiences? Not!!!!!!

— Amazed
8:06 am October 28th, 2008

Hey, Amazed! Weren’t you 18 to 24 at some point? I voted for Bush in 2004 and I am a heckuvalot older than 24 years old. My sons were 18 and 20 at the time. They voted for Kerry. In the meantime, the deficits have exploded, the economy has crashed, we have lost all credibility on an international basis, the American government has resorted to torture in conflict with our basic national values,the numbers of people without health insurance and jobs have increased, and on and on. The old guys like you and me were the ones who put Bush and the Republicans in charge. Maybe the life experiences of people like you and me led us to the wrong conclusions. I would take my chances with a bunch of young people who still have hope over a bunch of old farts who obviously lack wisdom.

— Astonished
9:18 am October 28th, 2008

Interesting numbers Jo…
I would have guessed differently.
Let’s hope every registered voter participates.

— Garrison
11:38 am October 28th, 2008