In the News
- The Tufts DailyTisch College closed its 2022 Solomont Speaker Series on Nov. 9 with a lecture by Sherrilyn Ifill, a preeminent civil rights lawyer. Ifill gave an overview of the state of American democracy and discussed the urgent need to fight for it.
- The HillAn analysis of the 2018 midterms by CIRCLE found that young women turned out in greater numbers than young men, and that more of them voted for Democrats in that election.
- The New York TimesThis article cites CIRCLE early election data, "Tufts University’s Tisch College of Civic Life, perhaps the most assiduous tracker of young voters, estimated on Thursday that 27 percent of 18-to-29 voters cast ballots in midterm elections — and that 63 percent of them voted for Democrats in House of Representatives elections."
- New York TimesThis article highlights preliminary data from Tisch College’s CIRCLE that shows 27 percent of youth voters turned out for the midterm elections, with that number rising to 31 percent in nine key states. CIRCLE Director Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg is quoted.
- NBC 10 BostonCIRCLE's day-after youth voting estimates are discussed in this article on the youth vote in the midterm elections.
- WBURThis segment covers midterm election data from CIRCLE that shows 27% of Americans aged 18-29 turned out to vote, the second-highest rate in three decades.
- CBCRuby Belle Booth of CIRCLE is quoted and CIRCLE post election data is cited in this article on the midterm elections.
- Arizona Public MediaCIRCLE's Abby Kiesa spoke to Arizona Public Media about the importance of voter registration and how to ensure that all young people know how to access and complete the process.
- NBC NewsAlberto Medina of CIRCLE is quoted in this piece, "In close races, the big margins from young people, from youth of color, from young Latinos, can be really influential."