By Timothy R. Homan
President Barack Obama is drawing his strongest support from an age group that’s been the hardest hit on the employment front: young adults.
The BGOV Barometer shows the jobless rate for Americans in their early 20s is 13.7 percent, compared with 6.3 percent for voters in their 40s and 50s, according to Labor Department figures. The president retains the support of 61 percent of voters aged 18 to 29, compared with about half of voters 30 and older, according to a Pew Research Center poll conducted June 28-July 9.