Exclusive Analysis: Youth Turnout Rate Way Up in the 2018 Midterm Elections
An analysis of young people’s voter turnout by Tisch College’s Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE) found that 31% of youth cast a ballot in this month’s midterm elections—a substantial increase over the 21% turnout rate in 2014, and the highest in at least 25 years.
Watch Out, 2020:
Young Voters are on the Rise
“This is a sea change in political engagement,” says our Dean Alan Solomont in this special feature from the Christian Science Monitor reported in part from the Tufts campus. The article cites our youth voting data, quotes our research and JumboVote leaders, and shares insights from Tufts student leaders.
CIRCLE Research Explores Various Aspects of Youth Participation in 2018
Tisch College’s CIRCLE team continues to share insightful research on youth voting. Read about young people’s historic support for Democratic House candidates, about the role youth of color played in Texas and Georgia, and about how social media shaped youth electoral engagement in 2018.
Explore Tisch College’s CIRCLE’s 2018 Election Center
Post-Election Commentary from
CIRCLE Senior Researcher
In a Facebook Live chat two days after the election, Tisch College’s CIRCLE Senior Researcher Rey Junco joined Tufts Republicans President George Behrakis to share some of our exclusive research, to discuss the election results, and to talk about what it all means for the future of American politics.
More Tisch College Election
Research in the News
Throughout this month, our youth voting data, analysis, and commentary have been featured in outlets like MSNBC, The Conversation, NBC News, The Boston Herald, Teen Vogue, and many others. It also appeared in an Associated Press story reprinted by hundreds of publications, including The Washington Post and The New York Times.
Save The Date:
November 27 is Giving Tuesday!
We’re proud of our ongoing work to study and promote the civic and political participation of young people—in elections and beyond. As Giving Tuesday approaches, we hope you’ll consider supporting this and all of our work as we strive to create a new generation of leaders ready to strengthen our democracy.
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