A few weeks ago, we gave you voting demographic nerds some candy—reporting on this year's voter registration by age and noting that not only are  fewer younger people  (18-24) registered to vote than any other age group, but the younger registered voters themselves are less likely to vote than older registered voters.

Now, we've got some more data on voter participation in the recent primary. And it adds to rap against young voters,

Here's the basic explanation and some analysis from elections:

The percentages to the right of each category is the percentage of the total turnout of about 1.5 million. The 18-24 year olds were 4 percent of the total, and those 25-34 added another 6 percent.  In other words, voters 35 and older were 90 percent of the participating electorate.  The numbers continue to show the general trend that, the older you are, the more likely you are to vote.

2010 Primary Election Turnout by Age and Gender:

Age	Gender	Number of Voters
18 - 24 years	Female	27441
18 - 24 years	Male	25622
18 - 24 years	UnKnown	248
18 - 24 years	Total	53311	4%
25 - 34 years	Female	49856
25 - 34 years	Male	43307
25 - 34 years	UnKnown	292
25 - 34 years	Total	93455	6%
35 - 44 years	Female	79525
35 - 44 years	Male	72837
35 - 44 years	UnKnown	380
35 - 44 years	Total	152742	10%
45 - 54 years	Female	147350
45 - 54 years	Male	133459
45 - 54 years	UnKnown	502
45 - 54 years	Total	281311	19%
55 - 64 years	Female	202935
55 - 64 years	Male	183711
55 - 64 years	UnKnown	578
55 - 64 years	Total	387224	26%
65 and over	Female	264640
65 and over	Male	232050
65 and over	UnKnown	774
65 and over	Total	497464	34%
Grand	Total	1465507Bottom of Form

For some context, here are the 2009 General Election numbers:

Age	Gender	Registered Voters
18 - 24 years	Female	169998
18 - 24 years	Male	151299
18 - 24 years	UnKnown	2087
18 - 24 years	Total	323384	9%
25 - 34 years	Female	292959
25 - 34 years	Male	255418
25 - 34 years	UnKnown	2474
25 - 34 years	Total	550851	15%
35 - 44 years	Female	314372
35 - 44 years	Male	286796
35 - 44 years	UnKnown	2042
35 - 44 years	Total	603210	17%
45 - 54 years	Female	385575
45 - 54 years	Male	353555
45 - 54 years	UnKnown	1860
45 - 54 years	Total	740990	21%
55 - 64 years	Female	351667
55 - 64 years	Male	323300
55 - 64 years	UnKnown	1396
55 - 64 years	Total	676363	19%
65 and over	Female	370521
65 and over	Male	311350
65 and over	UnKnown	1313
65 and over	Total	683184	19%
Grand	Total	3577982