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
Political Attitudes of the Millennial Generation in the Intermountain West
COinS
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.
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