Millennials now outnumber Baby Boomers in Florida.
The generation that dominates Florida’s poll attendance in
November could strongly influence the outcome of the presidential election,
since the state carries 29 electoral votes. Millennials, currently aged 18-34,
are the most diverse cohort in Florida with over 50 percent of non-white race.
Non-white voters are much less likely to vote for Trump, according to NPR.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/09/19/upshot/florida-poll-clinton-trump.html?_r=0
While there was an increase in voter turnout from
millennials during primary season, the age-group still lagged behind the rest
of voters, according to the article.
“It's fair to say that the 2016
election is NOT something people are feeling inspired by. Certainly, that's
true of young voters as well, with the added frustration that many of the
issues they feel so strongly about aren't a major part of the discussion by the
major party candidates.”
With the presidential candidates much older than the
millennials themselves, it won’t be the candidate’s policies and ideologies
that are going to stimulate a passionate turnout from unenthused young voters.
If millennials are inspired to vote in large numbers at all, it will likely be
because they realize the preventative powers they have in keeping their least favorite candidate out of the White House.
Source: http://www.npr.org/2016/09/18/493836716/florida-isnt-just-your-grandmas-battleground-state-anymore
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