I am a 24-year-old teacher -- smack in the middle of America's "young generation" of 18-30-year-olds -- and I am troubled that half of my cohort -- my peers, my co-workers, my friends -- choose not to exercise their right to vote.

The youth vote, which turned out in near-record numbers four years ago, may reach a 16-year low in 2012, according to a report released Friday by the ...

There has been an awful lot of conversation this election cycle about "the youth vote." All of these questions miss the real problem at hand: what if young people just don't show up? Even worse -- what if it's our fault?

WASHINGTON -- Once thought to be solidly behind President Barack Obama, younger voters burdened by a bleak employment picture, high gas prices and stu...

By KEN THOMAS AND JENNIFER AGIESTA, Associated Press (AP) WASHINGTON -- Whites and women are a re-election problem for President Barack Obama. Youn...

After four years as the leader of the establishment, President Obama may have a hard time convincing Americans, especially young voters, in the 2012 e...

Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. — If President Barack Obama wants North Carolina in his win column again next year, he might have...

WASHINGTON — Barack Obama rode a wave of voter passion in 2008 fed largely by intense dislike of President George W. Bush and the Iraq war, plus...

Early last month, President Obama addressed 1,000 people at Penn State about his ideas for reviving the country's economy. A couple of weeks later, he...

The college vote is up for grabs this year -- to an extent that would have seemed unlikely two years ago, when a generation of young people seemed to ...

One of the most important unasked questions this midterm election year is this: "Will the youth vote be a factor in 2010?" Given the actual impact of ...

Young voters see in the politician who told them not to be cynical the very politician archetype that originally made them cynical in the first place.

Does this 2008 Presidential election represent a realignment that puts Democrats in a commanding position for at least a generation?

A team of paid staffers for Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama will be dispatched to the Palmetto State in coming weeks. Obama's campaign i...

With 159 colleges and universities and approximately 680,000 students, Pennsylvania's campus vote would appear to be Barack Obama's ace in the hole in...