Youth Voting

Young people stand in line at a polling place.

American Youth Say They Will Show Up to Vote

A new survey finds 57% of young people are extremely likely to cast ballots in the 2024 election. Here are the places it may make all the difference

January 5, 2024

A chart shows youth voter turnout from 1994 to 2022

Youth Voting

Millions of Youth Cast Ballots, Decide Key 2022 Races

Young people, who overwhelmingly favored Democrats, had one of their highest turnout rates ever in a midterm and shaped results across the country

November 9, 2022

Politics & Voting

Why Getting More People to Vote Makes the Nation Stronger

Convincing Americans—especially the young and the marginalized—to cast their ballots is essential to the health of our democracy

November 8, 2022

Illustration of people standing around a large hand, with ticked boxes. Tisch College’s 2022 fall speaker series highlights civic leaders exploring topics such as voting rights, gun violence, misinformation, abortion, and education policy

Activism & Social Justice

Talking About the Fight for Democracy

Tisch College’s fall speaker series highlights civic leaders exploring topics such as voting rights, gun violence, misinformation, abortion, and education...

September 16, 2022

An illustration of four people gardening amid a tree and vines with "vote" buttons.

Youth Voting

The U.S. Is Failing to Engage Young People in Democracy

But researchers have a plan to nurture the next generation of voters

August 23, 2022

People with placards supporting abortion rights at protest rally demonstration.

Youth Voting

Abortion Issue Could Bring Out More Young Voters in November

More than two-thirds of young people support legal abortion, and potentially could swing elections in key races, says Tufts youth voting expert

July 18, 2022

map of the US with 10 states highlighted in green. CIRCLE researchers rank the U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and gubernatorial races where the youth vote could swing the midterm results

Politics & Voting

Where Young Voters Could Decide Elections in 2022

CIRCLE researchers rank the U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and gubernatorial races where the youth vote could swing the midterm results

April 6, 2022

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth of Illinois

Activism & Social Justice

Tammy Duckworth: ‘We're in a Fight for What America Is Going to Be’

In a wide-ranging discussion provided through the Tisch College of Civic Life, the Democratic U.S. senator didn’t hold back on topics from parenting to politics

November 19, 2021