Remember when voters were concerned that irresponsible youth would decide important matters at the ballot box after the voting age was lowered from 21 to 18 way back when? Well, young adults have little or no impact on the Idaho voting scene, particularly in North Idaho. Idaho AARP reports that statewide 65% of the votes in the 2010 elections were cast by voters 50 and older. Legislative Districts 2 (southern Bonner, Shoshone, Benewah, & Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation) & 8 led the way for the Geritol group with 77% of the votes coming from those 50+. The rest of North Idaho wasn't far behind: District 1 (Boundary & northern Bonner), 74%; District 3 (northern Kootenai) 71%, District 4 (Coeur d'Alene), 68%; and District 5 (Post Falls area), 68%. Full story here.

Question: What do you make of the 50+ crowd dominating Idaho voting?