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Sweet Spot

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https://www.census.gov/data/tables/time-series/demo/voting-and-registration/p20-370.html

https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/how-groups-voted-1980

Boomers weren't the ones who elected Reagan, they were at most 35 at the time.

That's the president that started to fuck things up and it was just the same as usual, older people being more conservative, younger people not showing up to vote.

I will not stand for this Nixon erasure

Both your links gave me 404 errors

They were almost all able to vote in 1980 at 16- 34, and made up a large portion of the population then in 84 they were all able to vote and saw what actions he took the previous election and voted for him more…

Copypaste for you:

How Groups Voted in 1980

	1980	Group	Carter	Reagan	Anderson
TOTAL	All Voters	Pct.	41%	51%	8%
SEX	Men	51	38	55	7
	Women	49	46	47	7
RACE	White	88	36	56	8
	African-American	10	83	14	3
	Hispanic	2	56	37	7
AGE	18-21	6	45	44	11
	22-29	17	44	44	11
	30-44	31	38	55	7
	45-59	23	39	55	6
	60 & over	18	41	55	4
INCOME	<$10,000	13	52	42	6
	$10 -14,999	14	48	43	8
	$15-24,999	30	39	54	7
	$25-50,000	24	33	59	8
	>$50,000	5	26	66	8
UNION HOUSEHOLD	Yes	26	48	45	7
	No	62	36	56	8
REGION	East	32	44	48	8
	Midwest	20	42	52	6
	South	27	45	52	3
	West	11	36	54	10
PARTY	Democrat	43	67	27	6
	Republican	28	11	85	4
	Independent	23	31	56	13
POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY	Liberal	17	60	28	1
	Moderate	46	43	49	8
	Conservative	28	23	73	4

Notes: Survey by CBS News and the New York Times. Sample of 15,201 voters as they left voting booths on Election Day, November 4, 1980. “Don’t know” and “other” responses not included.

And then in 1984 they voted for Reagan even more
https://ropercenter.cornell.edu/how-groups-voted-1984

Don't know why the links don't work 🤷
If you look at the actual numbers you realize that it's the people that were older that voted in majority for Reagan and the % of registered electors and voters was higher for older populations.
Voting and Registration in the Election of November 1980
Within Data April 1982
Report Number: P20-370
Table 1. Reported Voting and Registration, by Single Years of Age and Sex [<1.0 MB]
!Table 2. Reported Voting and Registration, by Race, Spanish Origin, Sex, and Age, for the United States and Regions [<1.0 MB]
Table 3. Reported Voting and Registration, by Race, Spanish Origin, and Metropolitan-Nonmetropolitan Residence, for the United States and Regions [<1.0 MB]
Table 4. Reported Voting and Registration, by Race, Spanish Origin, and Age, for Divisions [<1.0 MB]
Table 5. Reported Voting and Registration, by Race and Spanish Origin, for States [<1.0 MB]
Table 6. Reported Voting and Registration, by Race and Spanish Origin, for 30 Selected Standard Metropolitan Statistical Areas [<1.0 MB]
Table 7. Reported Voting and Registration of Primary Family Householders, by Race, Spanish Origin, Age, Tenure, and Presence of Own Children Under 18 Years [<1.0 MB]
Table 8. Reported Voting and Registration, by Race, Spanish Origin, Age, Sex, and Marital Status [<1.0 MB]
Table 9. Reported Voting of Husbands and Wives in Primary Married-Couple Families, by Selected Characteristics [<1.0 MB]
Table 10. Reported Voting and Registration, by Race, Spanish Origin, Age, Sex, and Years of School Completed [<1.0 MB]
Table 11. Reported Voting and Registration, by Race, Spanish Origin, Sex, Age, Employment Status, and Class of Worker [<1.0 MB]
Table 12. Reported Voting and Registration, by Race, Spanish Origin, Sex, and Major Occupation Group [<1.0 MB]
Table 13. Reported Voting and Registration of Primary Family Members, by Race, Spanish Origin, Age, and Family Income [<1.0 MB]
Table 14. Reported Voting and Registration of Primary Family Members, by Race, Spanish Origin, Age, Duration of Residence, and Tenure [<1.0 MB]
Table 15. Reported Voting in 1980 and 1976 of Persons 22 Years Old and Over, by Race, Spanish Origin, Sex, and Age [<1.0 MB]
Table 16. Reported Voting in 1980 and 1976 of Persons 22 Years Old and Over, by Race, Spanish Origin, Sex, and Years of School Completed [<1.0 MB]
Table 17. Reported Reason for Not Voting, for Persons Who Reported Registering But Not Voting, by Race, Spanish Origin, Sex, and Age [<1.0 MB]
Table 18. Reported Reason for Not Voting, for Persons Who Reported Registering But Not Voting, by Race, Spanish Origin, Sex, Employment Status, Class of Worker, and Major Occupation Group [<1.0 MB]
Table 19. Reported Reason for Not Registering to Vote, by Race, Spanish Origin, Sex, and Age [<1.0 MB]
Table 20. Reported Reason for Not Registering to Vote, by Race, Spanish Origin, Sex, Employment Status, Class of Worker, and Major Occupation Group [<1.0 MB]
Table 21. Reported Voting for a Presidential Candidate and Method of Voting, by Race, Spanish Origin, Sex, and Age [<1.0 MB]
Table 22. Reporting on Voting and Registration, by Race, Spanish Origin, Sex, and Type of Respondent [<1.0 MB]

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How Groups Voted in 1980

Voting and Registration in the Election of November 1980