Around 65 per
cent of younger people voted for Jeremy Corbyn's Labour Party earlier this year and YouGov has observed that «age seems to be the new dividing line in British politics», with older people tending to favour the Conservative Party and younger people generally voting Labour.
Not exact matches
While 54 per
cent of young people want politicians to have higher moral standards, this increases to a whopping 80 per
cent in
people aged 65 and over — who are, after all, the age group most likely to
vote.
Concerns about political engagement and voter turnout among
young people have long been recognised but not yet resolved: an estimated 44 per
cent of 18 - 24 year olds
voted in the 2010 general election, around 20 per
cent lower than overall turnout.