Bernie Sanders and the New Breed of Democrats Against Hillary Clinton and the Old

What made last night's Democratic caucuses so interesting, aside from the fact that Clinton and Sanders virtually tied, was the battle between younger and older voters. If you look at how Iowan Democrats voted by age, it's plain to see that Clinton took home the older vote, while Sanders won huge among millennials.

To be specific, Clinton won a sizable 69% of the votes cast by Iowans who are older than 65. Sanders, meanwhile, salvaged just 26%. On the other hand, it was Sanders who earned a staggering 84% of the votes from Iowans who are younger than 30. Much to her disappointment, Clinton went home with only 14%.

Now, looking at those figures, one might assume that Sanders should have won. After all, he did perform stronger in his strongest age group than Clinton did in hers. But the high voter turnout among older voters is precisely what kept Clinton in the race. 28% of the electorate was older than 65, while only 18% was younger than 30.

If younger Bernie Sanders supporters expect to build on the momentum gained last night, they will need to bank on higher voter turnout in New Hampshire and beyond.

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