Replying to @YalePolling
A narrow majority of young people identify as either somewhat or very liberal. Trump’s net favorability is -14, Harris’ favorability is +4, and Tim Walz at +16 is the most popular candidate in the race.
Yale Youth Poll
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Yale Youth Poll
@YalePolling
We’re the largest poll of young voters in America, run entirely by Yale undergraduates, and supported by @ISPSYale
- Replying to @RachelBitecofer and @ZacharyDonninin=2025 for age 18 to 29
- Our first poll is out today! We are a new, undergraduate-led research group funded by @ISPSYale, focusing on what young people think about our democracy. Here are the highlights of what we found in our Fall 2024 Poll 1/🧵
- We are excited to share that the Yale Youth Poll F24 is now included in @NateSilver538’s Silver Bulletin
- Replying to @YalePollingAmong voters overall, Kamala Harris leads by 1%: 47-46. Harris leads 56-36 with young voters. Compared to 2020, Harris has gained the most ground with Asian voters, men, and seniors. She has lost the most ground with Black voters.
- Fall Youth Poll '24, coming soon... 🔮💻
- Replying to @YalePollingYoung voters were notably opposed to the U.S. continuing military aid to Israel. While voters overall were evenly divided, with 44% both supporting and opposing the continuation of aid, 62% of young voters favored ending military aid, compared to only 22% who opposed doing so.
- Replying to @YalePollingYoung voters are more liberal than the electorate on social issues. The biggest gaps were on transgender rights. Protecting transgender rights: +13.3 overall, +41.1 with youth. Banning public school teachers from talking about sexuality and gender: +2.9 overall, -23.1 with youth.
- Replying to @YalePollingOn economic policy young voters' top issue is increasing clean energy funding (+63.3 vs. +41.1 overall). They favor breaking up monopolies (+60.6 vs. +49.7 overall) but are open to trading with China. Voters overall back more domestic oil drilling, young voters oppose it.
- Replying to @YalePollingYoung voters backed Supreme Court term limits (69.6%), parties moderating by ignoring activists (62.5%), and paper ballots (62.1%) as ways to reform democracy, but they don’t want to "lower the temperature" politically.
- Our Spring 2025 poll is out today! We are an undergraduate-led research group funded by @ISPSYale, focusing on what young people think about our democracy. Here are some key insights from our research: 1/🧵
- Replying to @YalePollingOnly 43% supported reducing divisive rhetoric, compared to 59% of older voters. Meanwhile, expanding the Supreme Court and statehood for DC and Puerto Rico remain unpopular across the electorate.
