new york young members millennial generation become old enough vote year u.s. presidential election state social media platforms pour efforts online registration hop attract tech savvy voters rival baby boomers country large demographic election day two days away political experts skeptical record number millennials sign vote actually result 18-34 year-old age group turn poll proportion relative size u.s. population millennials make approximately 31 percent u.s. citizens eligible vote accord pew research center par first time baby boomers typically age 52-70 years old estimate 225.8 million eligible u.s. voters millennials far however turn much low number elections baby boomers 2008 record year millennial turnout 50 per cent eligible vote national census bureau say compare turnout rat 69 per cent baby boomers 61 percent people age 36 51 also know generation x. year number efforts social media state non-profits aim change include facebook reminders users account twitter hashtag campaign celebrities create snapchat instagram post urge people vote accord survey state electoral officials voter non-profits around unite state social media campaign pay least come get young voters register survey 2,000 millennials conduct social media platform yik yak know popularity among college students teens show 62 percent register vote first time year percent register online follow social media prompt california roughly 31 per cent register voters age 18-35. facebook reminder may 16 coincide 143,255 people register update registrations online day state compare average 23,166 per day month say california secretary state spokesman sam mahood state report similar spike oregon 420,000 people register vote online 2016 2012 163,545 use online system digital voter enrollments washington jump roughly 135,000 2016 compare 2012. january mid-october year 381,318 people use online system indiana nearly three time many 2012 let face young voters social media say denise merrill secretary state connecticut use social media campaign include dedicate hashtag facebook banner ads drive registrations whatever pretty dramatic result like lot experts donald green professor political science columbia university skeptical increase young voter registration correspond millennials unseat baby boomers active vote bloc green concede change afoot say think would far gradual estimate would 25 years millennials overtake baby boomers dub generational replacement presidential elections translation new registration vote like one half one third say michael cornfield associate professor political management george washington university agree register someone vote guarantee show election day campaign last bite say make sure right millennials right battleground state target say cornfield political experts say general millennials tend vote democratic party candidates republicans laura wray-lake assistant professor university california-los angeles say increase millennial registration could boon democrats could harness social media techniques use register voters get poll many political experts expect overall voter turnout low year millennial voters swing state bloc democratic candidate hillary clinton could hope turn clinton lead republican candidate donald trump 27 percentage point among likely voters age 18-34 accord reuters/ipsos poll young people huge potential political impact wray-lake say think eventually millennials decide future country graphic online voter registration click tmsnrt.rs/2fjdh4j social media help u.s. millennial voters register turnout worry linger