Protests, Politics, and Power: Exploring the Connections Between Youth Voting and Youth Movements
CIRCLE co-led qualitative and quantitative studies that found a complex relationship between social movements and electoral engagement.
The Importance of Incorporating Youth Voices and Perspectives in Media
This is part of our Youth Expertise Series, in which young people use their experiences to write about how we can improve youth civic engagement and civic life.
Young Women's Political Engagement in Elections and Beyond
Data from CIRCLE polling shows that young women voted at higher rates than men in 2018, are more likely to support social movements and engage in activism, and feel prepared to participate in civic life.
From #Parkland to the Polls: Teen Activism and Youth Voting in 2018
The youth-led movement against gun violence has focused on voter registration, which may help increase the electoral engagement of the youngest eligible voters.
So Much for "Slacktivism": Youth Translate Online Engagement to Offline Political Action
Our pre-election poll finds that young people who engage in political activity online are also more likely to engage in person.
The Gun Violence Prevention Movement Fueled Youth Engagement in the 2018 Election
A majority of young people paid attention to the Parkland school shooting, and supporters of the movement were more likely to participate in the election.