However, they are very, very Remain-focused. So even with that smaller turnout they contribute enormously to Remain's cause.
I'll say it again so that it sinks in: every 100 young people voting advances the Remain vote by 34 more than the Leave vote!
Amazing, right? I was pretty surprised.
Under 25: 6,463,480
25-34: 1,216,134
35-44: 684,097
45-54: 445,490
55-64: 304,662
65-74: 172,302
75+: 100,758
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In other words, the new voter registrations explain a lot of the shift to Remain we have seen in polls since the referendum.
gov.uk/register-to-vo…