Democratic control of Congress preferred 69%-28%, majority of young Democrats definitely voting

[brooklynite]

Source: Harvard Institute of Politics

A new national poll of America’s 18- to 29-year-olds by Harvard’s Institute of Politics (IOP), located at the Kennedy School of Government, finds a marked increase in the number of young Americans who indicate that they will “definitely be voting” in the upcoming midterm Congressional elections. Overall, 37 percent of Americans under 30 indicates that they will “definitely be voting,” compared to 23 percent who said the same in 2014, and 31 percent in 2010, the year of the last “wave” election.

Young Democrats are driving nearly all of the increase in enthusiasm; a majority (51%) report that they will “definitely” vote in November, which represents a 9-percentage point increase since November 2017 and is significantly larger than the 36 percent of Republicans who say the same. At this point in the 2014 election cycle, 28 percent of Democrats and 31 percent of Republicans indicated that they would “definitely” be voting. In the Spring of 2010, 35 percent of Democrats and 41 percent of Republicans held a similar interest in voting.

Preference for Democratic control of Congress has grown between now and the time of the last IOP poll. In Fall 2017, there was a 32-point partisan gap among the most likely young voters, 65 percent preferring Democrats control Congress, with 33 percent favoring Republicans.

Read more: http://iop.harvard.edu/spring-2018-poll

[beachbum bob]

1. if 30 yr old and under hits near 40% voting, the tidal wave while be EPIC

If the under 25 crowd hits same percentage....simply WOW

[ck4829]

2. Still needs to go up, don't be satisfied with this.

[mountain grammy]

4. +1

Hard to know what's stronger, stupidity or apathy. Both are killing us.

[Liberalagogo]

3. Let's not get cocky.

Remember what happened last time we were so sure everything was going our way. We must act as if we are behind, and be ever vigilant for all the election crimes the GOP are willing to use.

[Beartracks]

17. This right here. For sure. AND...

... keep acting vigilant EVERY year, EVERY election. Keep it going.

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[Gothmog]

5. From an attorney at the Brennan Center

Link to tweet

[Gothmog]

6. Here is some more polling

Link to tweet

[ailsagirl]

7. I'm more "cautiously optimistic"

But it sounds most encouraging

[IronLionZion]

8. RWers are already claiming rampant voter fraud

in the 18-29 year old range. They are looking for ways to stop many first time voters from registering and voting. One popular method they've been using in past elections is restrictions based on residency to stop college students from voting.

But the more insidious and evil method is that if a person is registered in a state, then registers in a different state (college or moved for a first job) then they drop the voter registration in both states "to prevent fraud".

They are using registrations to claim fraud. RWers spread the meme that there are millions more registered voters than voting age adults to ignore the fact that people die or move. Liberals move more than conservatives.

[CrispyQ]

9. My friends with adult children have to remind their kids to vote. -nt

[byronius]

13. My kids have been raised to consider it an absolute requirement.

It's not whether, it's how early.

[BobTheSubgenius]

11. Now, just get out there and VOTE!!!

Once each would be fine, thank you.

[murielm99]

12. Let's just hope this is not a one time event.

If they come out to vote and we do not win everything, many of them may go away. If they come out to vote and change in government does not happen practically overnight, many of them may go away. It will be back to the skeleton crew of activists running everything.

[nitpicker]

14. I'll begin to believe it when

I see the young garden-apartment residents voting in the June primaries ((as they actually did back in November)).

If it's the spry-to-wheelchair retirees that make up almost all the June voters, the Dems will have to push very hard to get out the youth vote (and all other votes) in November.

[kimmylavin]

15. That's good, but still kind of depressing.

When I think of all the people who fought, suffered - even died - to secure voting rights for different groups throughout this country's history, the idea that SO MANY people still don't vote is incredibly disappointing.

[Kashkakat v.2.0]

16. Im old enough to remember the time before "identity politics" - people would often vote for a

party solely for checks and balances, or for purely pragmatic reasons like " one side has been in power long enough, lets get the pendulum to swing back to middle."

I remember some of the grown ups openly stating this ( I was just a kid).

Sure don't hear that much anymore.

I would be happy if a good no. of voters were to take on that philosophy. They don't have to turn into flaming progressives - just vote for whats right, party be damned.

[Wolf Frankula]

18. Good! I urge all Young People to Vote

You need to defend your rights as citizens. One of the best ways is to vote every election. You have the Vote. USE IT!

Wolf

[bluestarone]

19. seems like we'll never get rid of that tRUMP base

That's about 30% of tRUMP idiots that WILL NEVER CHANGE THERE FUCKING MINDS!!

[BobTheSubgenius]

20. Definitely encouraging.

But I still wonder what it's going to take for the rest to get woke.