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Young Voters May Hold the Key to Iowa Races

Young Voters May Hold the Key to Iowa Races

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Iowa’s secretary of state predicts “millennial” voters will decide this year’s election.
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That’s Paul Pate, the state official who oversees elections in Iowa. Pate says most voters above the age of 26 have become allied with either the Republican or Democratic Parties, but not millennials. That means in a close election where undecided voters are key, millennials who haven’t been disillusioned by politics have an outsized role.
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Polls show Iowa as a toss-up right now.

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