Go Cheeseheads! In a recent write up, the Janesville Gazette pointed out that the 2006 exit poll data show voters ages 18-29 made up 17 percent of those casting Wisconsin ballots Nov. 7. Only Montana matched that percentage. Young voters made up between 12 percent and 13 percent of the electorate nationally, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Granted, big turnouts on college campuses accounted for much of the young vote, and many students voted against the same-sex marriage ban, which passed anyway. Republicans pushed the ban as a way to motivate conservative voters, but that backfired because college students also generally voted for Democratic candidates. Among others, the student turnout apparently cost Republican Rep. Debi Towns of rural Janesville her seat. Pending a recount, Democrat Kim Hixson was a slim victor in the 43rd Assembly District, which includes the UW-Whitewater campus. Regardless of how they voted, it's great to see so many young people engaged in their civic responsibility.