Youth Turnout in Mississippi Higher than in Recent Years 

	2016
Youth Turnout	16%
Number of Youth Who Participated	81,700
Youth Share of Voters	13%

	2012
Youth Turnout	5%
Number of Youth Who Participated	22,400
Youth Share of Voters	8%

	2008
Youth Turnout	14%
Number of Youth Who Participated	70,700
Youth Share of Voters	13%

	2000
Youth Turnout	4%
Number of Youth Who Participated	15,400
Youth Share of Voters	8%

	1996
Youth Turnout	4%
Number of Youth Who Participated	14,300
Youth Share of Voters	10%

	Youth Turnout	Number of Youth Who Participated	Youth Share of Voters
2016	16%	81,700	13%
2012	5%	22,400	8%
2008	14%	70,700	13%
2000	4%	15,400	8%
1996	4%	14,300	10%

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

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