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flowercrownrugged t1_ixc6mgq wrote

I find it very hard to believe the 1 out of 350 stat that this letter offer. The number of universities in Massachusetts where young adults are politically engaged is far larger than that

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PuddleCrank t1_ixckje3 wrote

It's clearly per some small voting area, not the state.

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beardedjawa t1_ixe5ay4 wrote

Yeah if it's just the election that Robyn Kennedy was running in (1st Worcester), it's not too crazy.

According to the Sec of State, 14,914 ballots were cast in that race. 350 of 14,914 votes would be about 2.34% of the vote, and according to this site, 18-23 year olds only make up about 6% of the Massachusetts population. Filtering out those that aren't eligible to vote, considering lower turnout rates for primary elections, and then further considering lower turnout rates for younger voters, I think 350 for this district wouldn't be unreasonable.

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fun_guy02142 t1_ixcjcv1 wrote

Many college kids are registered to vote back home.

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