Authors: Sarah Burnham, Seona Maskara, Ruby Belle Booth, Alberto Medina Contributor: Sam Searles, Scott Stetkiewicz 28% of youth said they have moved left and 15% say they have moved right ideologically. Across race/ethnicity, young men are…
Young voters are a large and powerful segment of the electorate that can have a major impact on the 2026 midterms. Close to 50 million youth, ages 18-29, are eligible to cast ballots, including more than 8 million newly eligible voters sinc…
Authors: Ruby Belle Booth, Scott Stetkiewicz Contributors: Alberto Medina, Sarah Burnham, Katherine Pinney More than half of youth say they'll cast a ballot in the midterms—but there are differences by education and party. Young people's to…
Authors: Scott Stetkiewicz, Sam Searles Contributor: Alberto Medina A large group has aged into the electorate, but youth ages 18-19 are historically harder to engage. Including more than 16 million Black and Latino youth who have historica…
Authors: Maya Williams, Sarah Burnham Contributors: Alberto Medina, Sam Searles, Riya Rahman CIRCLE’s partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) over the past several years has supported the a…
Authors: Ruby Belle Booth, Seona Maskara, Yanlin Ren Contributors: Alberto Medina, Noorya Hayat White, college-educated, financially stable, and urban youth are enjoy stronger civic access, support, and culture. The higher youth score in ou…
Authors: CIRCLE Team, When We All Vote Team Ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, CIRCLE partnered with When We All Vote to release a national survey of 5,549 18- to 29-year-olds. While over 40 million members of Gen Z were eligible to vote
Authors: Ruby Belle Booth, Sara Suzuki, Alberto Medina, Sam Searles Contributors: Katie Hilton, Nicole Li, Eva Kroh Some of the most common registration methods could be affected by new restrictions. More than 1 in 4 young people have moved…
Author: Seona Maskara Contributors: Ruby Belle Booth, Alberto Medina The vast majority of youth do not believe democracy is working for their generation. Youth who are having financial trouble are less likely to think democracy is working.
Authors: Allie Maltzman, Sarah Burnham Contributors: Alberto Medina, Riya Rahman Civic learning is a necessary precursor to civic engagement, and K-12 civic education is a critical part of young people’s civic learning and development. In r…
Authors: Sara Suzuki, Seona Maskara, Ruby Belle Booth, Alberto Medina Contributors: Sarah Burnham, Eva Kroh A political home is a space where young people can imagine, participate in, and build a better future, grounded in relationships bui…
Authors: Nicole Li, Sara Suzuki Alabama is a useful case study for understanding how young people build civic power in places that are full of potential but lean on resources. From the Montgomery Bus Boycott to the Selma-to-Montgomery march…