This is a comparison of the results of the 2016 and 2020 Virginia Dem primaries.
|
2016 |
2020 |
change |
2016 votes CAST |
785K |
1,324K |
539K [+69%] |
18–29 year olds |
126K [16%] |
171K [13%] |
45K [+36%]
|
65+ year olds |
171K [22%] |
303K [23%] |
132K [+77%] |
sanders votes |
276K [35%] |
306K [23%] |
30K [+10%] |
non-sanders votes |
509K [65%] |
1,018K [77%] |
509K [+100%] |
In other words, Sanders might be energizing the youth vote, but something (or things) is energizing older voters even more.
Sources: 2016 and 2020 exit poll data from the Washington Post