FiveThirtyEight
Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux

The generational divide between younger and older voters in the preliminary Missouri exit polls is stunning. Around three-quarters of voters ages 18-29 went for Sanders, and a similar share (77 percent) of voters over 65 went for Biden. The problem for Sanders is that 18- to 29-year-olds only made up 12 percent of the primary electorate in the state, while voters over the age of 65 were 35 percent of the electorate.


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