Young voters turning out less than expected
Heading into election night, experts had been tracking whether the country could see a major generational shift in the electorate this year. So far, there aren't indications of that in the preliminary national exit polls.
The 18-29 year-olds and 30-44 year-olds make up the same percentage of the electorate as they did in 2016.
Those youngest voters are breaking toward Biden by much more than they did to Hillary Clinton in 2016, but among 30-44 year olds, Biden is only winning by about the same as Clinton. There are no major third-party candidates this year, while 10% of young people voted for a third-party candidate or gave no answer in exit polls.
Older voters, over 65, make up a similar percentage of the vote as they did in 2016, making up about 21% in preliminary exit polls compared to 20% in 2016.
There was concern that voting remotely for college kids who were not on campuses this year could be a factor, but after the protests this summer it is a surprising outcome.
-ABC News Deputy Political Director MaryAlice Parks
