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Good Authority

Democrats bet big on abortion in 2024. Voters had other priorities.

Using data from the Cooperative Election Study, Newhouse Professor of Civic Studies Brian Schaffner and fourth-year A&S student Caroline Soler examine how support for abortion rights in the 2024 election did not translate into a Kamala Harris victory.

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NBC News

Yes, Trump improved with young men. But he drew young women, too.

Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg of CIRCLE, shares some of the factors that influenced youth voting in the 2024 election.

WCVB Channel 5 Boston

Issues, change drive young Massachusetts voters to polls

Fourth-year A&S student Nathan Moreno comments on the political engagement of his generation noting resources at Tufts such as Jumbo Vote.

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WGBH

Young voters anticipate what the 2024 election means for their futures

A&S second-year Zachary Zinman, first-year Leah Scoppa, fourth-year Ethan Putlack, first-year Kunal Botla, first-year Lauren Baker, and fourth-year Joao Ribeiro, who attended an election party at Tufts, are quoted about how the election results could impact their future.

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Where We Are Now in American Politics, and Where We Might Go

A Tufts political scientist on polarization, news bubbles, and the dangers of presidential republics

Four young men and women vote at a polling center.

Young Voters Shifted Toward Trump but Still Favored Harris Overall

About 42% of eligible youth voted in 2024, according to a CIRCLE analysis.

The Boston Globe

‘If any of these questions pass, how and when do they go into effect?’ and other questions about the 2024 statewide ballot initiatives answered

Analysis of the 2024 Massachusetts Ballot Questions by Tisch College’s cSPA is referenced in this article.

The Tufts Daily

Tufts students to join 41 million Gen Z voters at the polls

CIRCLE's Alberto Medina is quoted in this article on the importance of the youth vote.

TIME

How to Understand the Polls You’re Seeing Right Now

A Good Authority article by Newhouse Professor of Civic Studies Brian Schaffner and fourth-year A&S student Caroline Soler discussing how political pollsters have implemented methodological changes to surveys in hopes of improving accuracy of 2024 election polls is linked in this article.

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