Republicans Can’t Decide Whether to Woo or Condemn Young Voters
The New York Times
Edison Research data analyzed by CIRCLE showed voters under 30 overwhelmingly chose Democrats in the 2022 midterm elections.
Gov. Tony Evers calls for protecting abortion rights, expanding Medicaid in second inaugural address
Wisconsin Public Radio
According to CIRCLE, young voters gave Evers "extraordinary support" with 70 percent of the vote versus 28 percent for Republican challenger Tim Michels.
GOP sounds alarm over struggles with Gen Z voters
The Hill
CIRCLE’s analysis of AP VoteCast data and election results from other news outlets suggests that Gen Z voters and millennials were pivotal in deciding the most competitive elections.
What America’s politicians get wrong about young voters
Vox
Young women, especially women of color, are much more Democratic than young men, according to Tufts University’s Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement.
Youth must be served: Warnock schooled Walker in winning young voter turnout
Georgia Recorder
“I think that this is a shift that’s happening in young people seeing their power within a political system,” said CIRCLE elections coordinator Ruby Belle Booth.
Republican introspection continues after Democrats' midterm performance
The National Desk
CIRCLE's Alberto Medina says that, by not talking to youth, the Republican Party is "also not hearing from them and getting valuable input from young people on what they want to see from the Party.”
Youth organizers rallied their peers to vote in the Georgia Senate runoff, building off high voter turnout in the midterms
The Boston Globe
Gen Z’s actions indicate “that they really want to have a role and say in making change in their communities and in this country,” said Abby Kiesa, CIRCLE’s deputy director.
Near record-high numbers of young people voted during the midterms, signaling a possible shift – or exception – in voting trends
The Conversation
CIRCLE deputy director Abby Kiesa offers comprehensive commentary on youth voting in 2022, implications for the next presidential election, and for the future of youth civic engagement.
Special Report: Latino youth vote comes into focus after Democrats sweep Gen Z vote
ADN America
Another analysis conducted by the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, found young Hispanic American voters under the age of 30 gave more support to Democrats on Election Day compared to young white voters.
Can Young Georgians Give Democrats Their 51st Senator?
The American Prospect
Ruby Belle Booth, CIRCLE’s election coordinator, points out that young people step up when they know their vote matters: 16 percent of the young people who voted in the 2021 runoff had not voted in the November 2020 election, including 23 percent of Black youth.
These teens won the right to vote. Their county disenfranchised them.
The Washington Post
This generation also appears to be more civically engaged. In a poll CIRCLE took before the 2020 election, 27 percent of young people aged 18 to 24 said they had attended a march or protest, up from 5 percent in pre-election 2016.
Young People Made It Clear: Abortion Rights Must Be Codified
The Nation
According to the Center For Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, abortion was the top issue influencing those under 30, and voters as a whole have given legislators a mandate to protect reproductive rights.