Fall 2024 Toplines
Results from survey of 5,500 registered voters, with an oversample of 2,750 voters aged 18-29, enabling a comparison of young voters to the broader electorate. Full results available here.
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Harris Leads by 47-46 With All Voters
Among voters overall, Harris leads Trump 47-46 (+1.3), with 3.4% of respondents picking third-party candidates.
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Harris Leads by 56-35 With Young Voters
Harris leads Trump 56-35 (+20.6) with voters under 30.
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Harris and Walz Closer to Young People’s Ideological Views Than Trump and Vance
39.2% selected somewhat or very conservative; 20.4% responded moderate; and 39.7% answered somewhat or very liberal.
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Young Voters More Pro-Trans Rights, Pro-Immigration, and Pro-Trade
Young Americans support these social and economic issues at a significantly higher rate: +13.3% vs. +41.1%.
About the Poll
The YYP surveyed an online sample of 5,500 registered voters from October 7 to October 8, with an under-30 oversample of 2,750. The survey was conducted in English. Its post-weighting 95% CI margin of error is ±1.9 percentage points for the full sample and ±2.4 percentage points for the youth sample.
Results were weighted to ensure a sample that accurately reflects the American population. For the general population sample, results were weighted by age, race, education, gender, and party ID.
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