Moreover, any Sanders-type candidate thinking about running for president in the next couple decades should be heartened by this fact: The Vermont senator’s most supportive group was young voters. From the Iowa caucuses, where Sanders won 86 percent of 17-to-24-year-olds, to New York, where he won 81 percent of 18-to-24-year-olds, Sanders did considerably better with young voters than he did with the electorate as a whole. He did better with them in many of these states than Obama did eight years ago.

From what I understand, isn't this a bit misleading, historically? My thoughts/belief was that as generations age, they move towards the right. That said, wouldn't this be less relevant in the years to come? Or is it that this is a significantly higher percentage of this demographic than previous years? Conversely, couldn't this just as well be a marker of Grampy Bernie's efficacy to pull young voters to the voting booths?

Well... I guess that last bit may align with the point of the quote. My point being: is it more plausible this is an isolated incident, or does this percentage stand out in comparison to percentage of aging demographics over time in previous elections?

The implications, if true, are we'll likely see more 'socialist' candidates in the next few races?