NEW: According to polling from Ms. and Lake_Research, women’s rights and abortion will be major motivating issues for young voters in battleground states including Arizona, Florida, Ohio and more this fall. 🧵
has lit a fire under women voters, and especially young women voters, who have the power to determine close elections,” said Spillar../FMF polling also shows that 74 percent of young women support the Equal Rights Amendment , with 72 percent saying it is “personally” important to them now that various states are banning abortion.
Just under three-quarters of all women voters support the ERA being placed in the Constitution, which is high among men as well .Forty-one percent of young women voters are feeling angry or worried about the Supreme Court’s decision overturningOver half of young women voters in battleground states say abortion and women’s rights combined are the top issues that will determine their votes.
In a generic congressional ballot across battleground states, young women voters support Democratic candidates , topping support for Republican candidates by double-digit margins.A rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court to celebrate the Senate’s confirmation vote for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson on April 8, 2022.
In this election cycle, women’s rights and abortion matter, especially to women. This means women voters, who make up over half of likely voters in the battleground states, could decide the outcome of key races as candidates engage them on issues of personal relevance, including abortion and equal rights under the law.
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