2008 voting rate down as older whites stayed home

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D99IAAT00&show_article=1

WASHINGTON (AP) - For all the attention generated by last year's
presidential race, census figures show the share of eligible voters
who actually went to the polls in November declined from 2004.

Census figures released Monday show about 63.6 percent of eligible
voters, or 131.1 million people, cast ballots last November. Although
that represented an increase of 5 million voters, the turnout was a
decrease when taking into account population growth. In 2004, the
voting rate was 63.8 percent.

According to the data, more older whites opted to stay home compared
with 2004, citing little interest in supporting either Barack Obama or
John McCain.