This opinion piece cites data from CIRCLE that showed abortion was the top issue influencing youth voters in 2022, when turnout for that group was the second-highest level of participation in at least 30 years.
Alberto Medina of CIRCLE notes that the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision is an important issue to young women voters, who were part of the surge in youth voter turnout in the 2022 midterms.
Abby Kiesa of CIRCLE, is quoted about why young voters are likely to be motivated by issues and less by a specific candidate. CIRCLE analysis of Edison Research National Election Pool exit poll on what issues influenced youth voters in the 2022 midterms is also referenced.
Alberto Medina of CIRCLE is quoted at length about a new CIRCLE poll examining major trends in the political views and participation of youth voters’ (ages 18-34) ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
CIRCLE'S Sara Suzuki is quoted about a 2022 white paper she authored finding that more than 20% of 18-to 25-year-olds would consider running for office. Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg of CIRCLE is also quoted.
Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, director of CIRCLE, and Peter Levine, Tisch College associate dean, co-author this opinion piece outlining the benefits of aligning local and federal elections to even-numbered years, which include fostering higher and more diverse voter turnout.
This article highlights CIRCLE research that found almost a third of young people named climate change as one of the top issues that influenced their vote for president in the 2020 election.