The 2024 election saw lower youth turnout and a swing towards Trump for young men. Here’s what to know.
As we begin to make sense of the results of the 2024 election, in which Donald Trump was handily reelected President of the United States, we are learning more about young voters’ turnout and preferences.
analysis of AP VoteCast data. But that’s significantly lower than the level of support President Joe Biden received from young people in 2020, showing substantial shifts toward the right in the youth electorate this year. Four years ago, young voters backed Biden over Trump by a whopping 25 points,
. The organization’s analysis shows that 75% of African American or Black voters under 30 backed Harris, while 23% backed Trump; 58% of Latino or Hispanic voters backed Harris, while 38% backed Trump, and 72% of Asian voters backed Harris, while 23% backed Trump. Meanwhile, 54% of white voters under 30 backed Trump, while 44% backed Harris.
’s analysis found that young voters prioritized the economy and jobs above all else at 40% — and were more likely than all voters to say the economy was their top issue — followed by abortion , immigration , health care and climate change . Leading up to the election, polls of young people repeatedly showed that economic issues were their top concern. According to
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