In South Carolina, More Young People Voted in 2016 than In Any Other Recent Primary in the State

	2016
Youth Turnout	18%
Number of Youth Who Voted	129,221
Youth Share of Voters	12%

	2012
Youth Turnout	8%
Number of Youth Who Voted	54,105
Youth Share of Voters	9%

	2008
Youth Turnout	19%
Number of Youth Who Voted	118,565
Youth Share of Voters	12%

	2004
Youth Turnout	4%
Number of Youth Who Voted	26,181
Youth Share of Voters	9%

	2000
Youth Turnout	11%
Number of Youth Who Voted	55,763
Youth Share of Voters	10%

	1996
Youth Turnout	4%
Number of Youth Who Voted	25,037
Youth Share of Voters	9%

	Youth Turnout	Number of Youth Who Voted	Youth Share of Voters
2016	18%	129,221	12%
2012	8%	54,105	9%
2008	19%	118,565	12%
2004	4%	26,181	9%
2000	11%	55,763	10%
1996	4%	25,037	9%

2000, 2008, 2016: Combined participation in the Democratic and Republican primaries.

1996, 2012: Includes only the Republican primary. In these years, there was/is no Democratic primary because there was an incumbent president from the Democratic Party that took the nomination.

2004: Includes only the Democratic Caucus. There was no Republican Caucus because President George W. Bush was an incumbent and the GOP nominee.