2024 Youth Poll
CIRCLE's pre-2024 election survey of young people has key findings and insights to inform youth engagement efforts.
Youth Are Likely to Vote and Focused On Key Issues
CIRCLE's early poll of youth (ages 18-34) ahead of the 2024 presidential election highlights major trends in young people's political views and participation and includes data by race, education, and the urban/rural divide.
Growing Voters
Something big needs to change in how we prepare youth to vote, expand the electorate, and create a more equitable and representative democracy.
A New Paradigm to Expand the Electorate
CIRCLE Growing Voters is a new report and framework that challenges institutions and communities to take an active role in equitably preparing the next generation of voters to participate in democracy. Join us on June 14 as we release a major report and launch this initiative.
Election Impact
CIRCLE's Youth Electoral Significance Index ranks the races where youth have the highest potential to influence 2024 elections.
The Power and Impact of Young People
Coming off two election cycles with historic increases in youth voter turnout, young people are once again poised to play a major role in the 2022 midterms. Find all our data on young people's electoral participation, vote choice, key issues among diverse groups of youth who are reshaping our democracy.
K-12 Civics
CIRCLE Director Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg served as principal investigator of this effort to transform civic education in America.
Educating for American Democracy
Preparing all young people to be engaged and effective participants in their communities and in democracy requires more than just reinvesting in civic education: it requires reshaping it to meet the needs of a diverse 21st century student body.
Youth + Media
Explore CIRCLE research on how different types of media ecosystems intersect with youth voter turnout.
Six Profiles of Media Ecosystems
News outlets, local nonprofits, digital access, and more form a community's media ecosystem. A strong one can give youth access to the information and support they need to vote and engage in civic life. A weak media ecosystem may leave youth without the knowledge and tools they need and lead to lower turnout.
Broadband for Equitable Democracy
CIRCLE's new research brief, supported by the Media Democracy Fund's Digital Equity & Opportunity Initiative, outlines how to ensure that broadband expansion creates pathways for civic participation.
Young Voters in 2024
CIRCLE's 2024 Election page compiles all our research on young voters and the upcoming election, including data on youth subgroups, unique insights from our polling and rankings of where youth can have the biggest impact across the country.
CIRCLE and Civic Learning in Illinois
CIRCLE's longstanding work and research-practice partnership to improve civic education in Illinois highlights our approach to collaboration for impact that we could not achieve alone.
Latest Research
Youth Voter Registration Increasing; Still Lags Behind 2020
New data on youth voter registration with data available as of September 3 shows increases since July, but most states are still behind 2020.
The Top 50 U.S. House Races Where Youth Can Shape 2024 Election Results
An expanded list of districts from our Youth Electoral Significance Index highlights youth can shape results across the country.
CIRCLE Shares and Learns Key Insights on Supporting Civic Engagement for All Youth
We connected with leaders and organizers at conferences and summits across the country to share our latest research.
Non-College Youth Need Information and Opportunities to Engage in Civic Life
Our analysis of youth without college experience, including "opportunity youth" who are also unemployed, shows major needs for outreach and support.
Changes to Election Laws May Affect Youth Voting in 2024
A handful of states have made voter registration easier, but others have implemented new voter ID requirements or rolled back vote by mail.
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Upcoming Events
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