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title: "Wiz Kids"
description: "Younger voters are significantly more knowledgeable this election."
date: "2008-08-18"
authors:
  - name: "Russell Heimlich"
    job_title: "Former web developer"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/russell-heimlich/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2008/08/18/wiz-kids/"
---

# Wiz Kids

One pattern that differs from previous surveys of political knowledge is that younger voters are significantly more knowledgeable about the candidates’ positions than are older voters; for example, 60% of voters 18-29 correctly say that Obama is pro-choice, compared with just 51% of those ages 50-64 and just 41% of those ages 65 and older. Overall, Americans were more knowledgeable about the candidates’ positions on Iraq than on abortion. [Read More](https://www.pewresearch.org/pubs/893/obama-mccain-july)