{"id":15688,"date":"2023-12-04T11:10:30","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T16:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/press-releases\/new-poll-majority-of-youth-ready-to-make-an-impact-in-2024-election\/"},"modified":"2023-12-04T11:10:30","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T16:10:30","slug":"new-poll-majority-of-youth-ready-to-make-an-impact-in-2024-election","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/es\/press\/new-poll-majority-of-youth-ready-to-make-an-impact-in-2024-election\/","title":{"rendered":"New Poll: Majority of Youth Ready to Make an Impact in 2024 Election"},"template":"","class_list":["post-15688","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","press_type-press-release"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"\u201cYoung people know the power that comes with voting, and they are determined to show up to the polls,\u201d said Alyssa Canty, Common Cause Director of Youth Programs. ","featured_image":"","press_type":236,"authors":null,"related_issues":[131,169,2066],"related_work":false,"location":46},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":null,"name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"

Tufts University data shows climate issues driving turnout<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\r\nWashington, DC \u2014<\/span><\/b> One year ahead of the 2024 presidential election, a <\/span>new Tufts University CIRCLE poll<\/span><\/a> shows young Americans are planning to vote in record numbers. Fifty-six percent of youth, ages 18-34, report that they are \u201cextremely likely\u201d to cast a ballot in 2024. At the time of the election, 40 million members of Gen Z (ages 18-27 in 2024) will be eligible to vote, with 8 million new voters since 2022.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nThe poll found that youth voters are most motivated by a trio of issues: climate, the economy, and gun safety. Those who ranked climate as their most important issue were 20 points more likely to vote than their peers. However, only 1 in 5, or 19% of young people have heard from political candidates, political parties, or community organizations.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u201cYoung people know the power that comes with voting, and they are determined to show up to the polls,\u201d said <\/span>Alyssa Canty<\/span><\/b><\/a>, Common Cause Director of Youth Programs<\/span><\/b>. \u201cYouth voters are living through the consequences of others votes'\u2014a declining climate, and gun violence pandemic, and the high cost of education. That\u2019s why even one year out, young people are prepared to show up in record numbers, and campaigns must recognize their power in future outreach.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nKey findings:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n