Data from our exclusive pre-election poll highlights young people's attitudes toward the candidates and the election.

During the 2016 primaries, Clinton won young voters in just two of the 27 states for which we have data.

Explore all our analyses of youth turnout and vote choice in the Democratic and Republican 2016 primaries.

Our full analysis of Donald Trump's performance with young voters in the primaries shows that youth generally preferred him less than other candidates.

By: Joelle Gamble, The Roosevelt Institute

The issue priorities of voters of different ages drove their vote choice in these important Democratic primaries.

Various demographic factors influenced who young Republicans voted for across the party's Super Tuesday primaries and caucuses.

Age, as well as race/ethnicity, influenced vote choice in the 2016 South Carolina democratic primary.

Our analysis highlights the issues and candidate qualities that mattered most to Republican youth in the state.