Millennials and politics in the Intermountain West

Location

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Start Date

8-10-2010 11:15 AM

End Date

8-10-2010 11:45 AM

Description

The Millennial generation was distinctively Democratic and liberal in the 2008 elections, as well as in 2006 and 2004. Using national surveys conducted in 2009 and 2010, as well as exit polling from 2008, the political views and partisan dispositions of Millennials in the Intermountain West will be compared with older adults in the region and with their Millennial counterparts elsewhere in the U.S.

Keywords

Demography political aspects; Generation Y political activity; Political parties; United States Great Basin; Voting; West (U.S.)

Disciplines

American Politics | Demography, Population, and Ecology | Political Science | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Regional Sociology | Sociology

Language

English

Comments

Discussant: Andy Kirk, Professor, Department of History, UNLV

Audio/Video
The video file has two speakers. The second speaker, Dr. Keeter, begins at 39:56. File size: 271 megabytes

Attached file: 41 PowerPoint slides

Keeter_Conf_Proc_10_08_2010.pdf (1284 kB)
Political Attitudes of the Millennial Generation in the Intermountain West


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Millennials and politics in the Intermountain West

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

The Millennial generation was distinctively Democratic and liberal in the 2008 elections, as well as in 2006 and 2004. Using national surveys conducted in 2009 and 2010, as well as exit polling from 2008, the political views and partisan dispositions of Millennials in the Intermountain West will be compared with older adults in the region and with their Millennial counterparts elsewhere in the U.S.