While many are calling Donald Trump's 279 to 228 electoral votes a 'landslide' victory in this week's US Presidential election, if you really want to see what a landslide is then take a look at what the results would have been if only the votes from those aged 18-25 had counted.
Eliza Byard, Executive Director of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network, tweeted this photo last night, showing how Clinton would have won by a crazy 504 to 23 electoral votes.
This is how the future voted. This is what people 18-25 said in casting their votes. We must keep this flame alight and nurture this vision. pic.twitter.com/ivuXrar869
— Eliza Byard (@EByard) November 9, 2016
There are a couple of caveats to this however. Firstly, when we look at the voting pattern of those aged 18-29, Clinton received just 55% of the vote, compared to the 60% Barack Obama received from the same age group in 2012.
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There's also the fact that as people grow older many naturally straight to lean more towards the right. However, with that being said, the vote among those under 26 still shows a huge difference in opinion between the youngest generation of voters and their older counterparts.
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This is how the future voted. This is what people 18-25 said in casting their votes. We must keep this flame alight and nurture this vision. pic.twitter.com/ivuXrar869
— Eliza Byard (@EByard) November 9, 2016
