MTV's "Choose or Lose 2004" today announced that according to final national exit polls and early vote tallies an estimated 21 million 18-30 year olds voted in the 2004 presidential election according to an analysis provided by CIRCLE Research. The young adult vote in 2004 shows a sharp increase when compared to the nearly 18 million 18-30 year old votes cast in the 2000 presidential election. Key battleground states saw a marked increase in young voter turnout with one out of every five voters in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin under the age of 30.
