The Institute of Politics (IOP) at Harvard Kennedy School today released the results of their biannual survey of 18- to 29- year olds showing that young Americans are significantly more likely to vote in the upcoming midterm elections compared to 2010 and 2014. Overall, 40 percent report that they will […] Read more »
Young Americans are more likely to vote this year than past two midterms, new poll finds
Young Americans under the age of 30, mobilized in part by strong disapproval of President Trump and a desire for Democrats to control Congress, are likelier to vote this year than they were ahead of midterm elections in 2014 and 2010, according to a new poll. The survey, from the […] Read more »
The Harvard Affirmative Action Case and Public Opinion
The court trial now underway in federal district court in Boston, in which Asian-American students, represented by Students for Fair Admissions, are alleging discrimination on the part of Harvard University, highlights the extraordinary complexities that swirl around the broad issue of affirmative action. … Public opinion on this broad issue […] Read more »
Young Voters Might Actually Show Up At The Polls This Year
The question on many Democrats’ minds is: Will young people turn out to vote in 2018? Recent survey data has liberals worried. … To get a sense of the rate at which younger voters have historically turned out in midterm elections, I looked at data from the Current Population Survey […] Read more »
Only 1 in 3 Young People Say They’re Certain to Vote in Midterms
A new PRRI/The Atlantic survey on civic engagement finds stark gaps between young and older Americans’ attitudes towards the utility of voting and other methods of civic engagement. The survey, the second in a series of reports assessing challenges to America’s democratic institutions and practices from PRRI and The Atlantic, […] Read more »
Millennial Men And Women Are Divided On Race And Gender Issues, New Poll Finds
Nearly half of millennial Democrats identify as democratic socialists or socialists, according to a new poll of millennials in the US from BuzzFeed News and Maru/Blue. The poll, which ran from Sept. 21 to 24 and questioned people aged 22 to 37, showed deep gender divides among millennials across a […] Read more »