This was supposed to be the breakout year for the youth vote. Where were they?

The largest turnout of young voters was anticipated to put a dent in this years Presidential elections. But, despite a massive registration push, the young voters didn't turn out to vote.

With an all-out registration push by both parties on campuses across the country, exit polls demonstrated that fewer than one in ten voters Tuesday were 18 to 24, about the same numbers that were seen in 2000's electorate.

Exit polls indicated that the young people who did come out to vote strongly supported Sen. John Kerry over President Bush, while four years ago they were evenly split between Bush and Democrat Al Gore. This kind of support was what the Dems were looking for -- only in bigger numbers.

The issues were certainly on the minds of the young voters. The economy and moral values were the top two issues for young voters this time around. Those concerned about moral values strongly supported Bush, while the ones worried over jobs and the economy picked Kerry.

The War in Iraq and terrorism were third on the list. Again, the young voters were split, with Kerry winning the Iraq vote and Bush spiking the terrorism vote.

Why the number of newly registered young voters didn't match the turnout at the polls will be the big question on the minds of the Democrats once the Ohio issue is resolved.

The exit polls were conducted by Edison Media Research and Mitofsky International for The Associated Press.