Part of the "Our Take" series of young leaders' perspectives on engaging in democracy.

Part of the "Our Take" series of young leaders' perspectives on engaging in democracy.

On the other hand, social media companies, major political parties, and Congress are among young people’s least trusted institutions.

As young people increasingly get political information on social media, they need media literacy skills to help navigate what they read—and vote.

Major inequities in youth voting by state, race, gender, and age subgroups continue to plague efforts to build a representative democracy.

Our new study finds three distinct profiles of democratic attitudes among youth, with major implications for strengthening youth engagement and protecting democracy.

Our analysis of youth voter registration and turnout in 2022 highlights the need for policy implementation that accounts for racial inequities.

Initial findings from CIRCLE’s post-election youth poll highlight diverse barriers and a focus on economic issues among youth who didn’t vote

Young voters backed Harris overall but shifted toward Trump compared to 2020, especially white youth and young men