age on voting behaviour

Question 1

-media

Answer 1

• younger voters are more likely to use social media
• labour had 883k followers and conservatives had 502k
• in 2017 56% of 18-19 year olds voted labour
• in 2017 conservatives spent less on facebook ads but still won

Question 2

-age

Answer 2

• In the 2017 general election 61% of voters nationally who were aged over 65-years old voted Conservative.
• In 2019 38% of 19 - 24 year olds voted labour

Question 3

-media

Answer 3

• older people are more likely to read newspapers, many of which support conservative e.g telegraph
• shown through in 2019 67% of those over 70 voted conservative
• newspapers are in decline, but daily mail still gets 12mil clicks a day

Question 4

turnout

Answer 4

• In the general election of 2017, only 54% of those aged between 18 and 24 years of age used their vote
• The highest turnout was among over 65-year olds with a 71% turnout