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A new national poll of 1,000 young Americans finds deep discontent over the economy and signs of a base problem for Republicans.
Attendees wait before Vice President JD Vance speaks at a Turning Point USA tour stop at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, on Tuesday, April 14. | Erik S. Lesser/AP
Two years after young voters swung to the right in 2024, helping return Republicans to unified control of Washington, economic concerns are pushing 18- to 34-year-olds back to the left for the midterms, according to a new national survey of more than 1,000 young Americans.
The poll from nonpartisan outfit Generation Lab, shared exclusively with POLITICO, amounts to a flashing warning sign for Republicans. It shows young Americans planning to vote Democratic in November by a margin of 52 percent to 19 percent. Broken down by party, the data indicates that the GOP has a significant base problem: Just 58 percent of young Republicans say they’ll vote GOP — with nearly a third selecting “neither” or “won’t vote.” By contrast, 85 percent of young Democrats intend to show up for their party at the ballot box.
