April 23, 2020

A new national poll of America’s 18- to 29- year-olds by the Institute of Politics (IOP) at Harvard Kennedy School finds that former Vice President Joe Biden significantly leads President Donald Trump all young Americans (+23), and his advantage among likely voters (+30) is comparable to what Senator Bernie Sanders would have enjoyed at the top of the Democratic ticket.

Concern about the Coronavirus and health care, replaced the economy and environment (Fall 2019), as the issues of most significant national concern when young Americans were asked in an open-ended question.

“Well before COVID-19 struck, we knew this to be a generation anxious about their future. The pandemic brought these anxieties into focus,” said John Della Volpe, Director of Polling for the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School. “In the survey, we found that stress related to debt, the cost of housing, access to health care, mental health resources, and concern about whether or not loved ones will survive Coronavirus are the prism from which young Americans will view and engage in this campaign. Self-defense, in 2020, is one of the primary motivations for voting.”

Leading into the COVID-19 crisis, the vast majority of young Americans disapprove of Trump’s performance as President and twice as many young Americans report Trump making their life worse than better. Only a small minority of young people think the country is working as it should be, and more than half are weighed down by issues such as debt and housing. Broadly, the poll characterizes a generation of American voters impacted by economic struggle and dissatisfied with the inadequacies of politics today.

“Our analysis was informed by our on the ground experience talking with young voters in New Hampshire and South Carolina," said Cathy Sun ‘22, Chair of the Harvard Public Opinion Project. “Their struggles with economic insecurity, confrontations with racial inequity, and disillusionment with political platitudes greatly informed our questions and analysis in this poll. Starting with these intimate conversations, we have dug deep into the roots of their political attitudes and their desire for generational change.”

Top findings of this survey, the 39th in a biannual series, include the following:

1. Former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump among all young Americans 51%-28%; Biden’s advantage is extended to 60%-30% among the 18-to 29- year olds most likely to vote.

The Democratic advantage with Biden leading the ticket (+30) is similar to the advantage Democrats would enjoy if Senator Bernie Sanders had been the party nominee. In a hypothetical matchup between Sanders and Trump, 62% of likely voters reported that they would support the Vermont Senator, 31% President Trump (+31). Among likely voters, Biden captures 88% of young Democrats, Trump 90% of young Republicans; among Independents, 56% prefer Biden, and 25% prefer Trump.

2. Less than 10% believe that the country is working as it should be; the majority of young Americans prefer reform over the replacement of current institutions.

When 18- to 29- year-olds were asked whether they believed that a) government was working as it should; b) we need to replace and create new institutions; or c) we need to reform, and not replace existing institutions -- we found that a majority (51%) preferred reform. About two-in-five (39%) preferred replacing and creating a new model, and only 8% believe that the government was working as it should. By a seven-point margin (51% replace, 44% reform), Democrats believe that current political institutions need to be replaced entirely. Two-thirds of Republicans (68% reform, 19% replace), and a plurality of independents (49% reform, 38% replace) believe in reforming existing institutions to address present-day problems.

3. COVID-19 and health care top the list of national issues for young Americans. Pluralities tell us they’re concerned about accessing health care, mental health services if needed, and that someone they know might die from Coronavirus.


In an open-ended question asking young Americans to name the national issue that concerns them most, a plurality volunteered Coronavirus (19%), followed by issues related to health care (17%), the economy (14%), and the environment (9%). It is noteworthy that concern over the economy and the environment are close to the level they were in the Fall 2019 survey, while health care has risen two-fold, from 8% to 17%.

In a series of questions probing concern over topics ranging from housing to health care, we found 45% of all young Americans under 30 agreeing that they are “concerned about accessing health care” and also “mental health care” if and when they need it. Forty-three percent (43%) agreed with the statement “I am concerned that someone I know will die from Coronavirus.” Similar to the results of other national polling conducted in March, we found sharp partisan divides related to Coronavirus. A majority of Democrats (52%) agreed with the statement measuring concern, compared to 30% of Republicans and 41% of Independents.

Continue reading at https://iop.harvard.edu/youth-poll/harvard-youth-poll

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April 23, 2020

A new national poll of America’s 18- to 29- year-olds by the Institute of Politics (IOP) at Harvard Kennedy School finds that former Vice President Joe Biden significantly leads President Donald Trump all young Americans (+23), and his advantage among likely voters (+30) is comparable to what Senator Bernie Sanders would have enjoyed at the top of the Democratic ticket.

Concern about the Coronavirus and health care, replaced the economy and environment (Fall 2019), as the issues of most significant national concern when young Americans were asked in an open-ended question.

“Well before COVID-19 struck, we knew this to be a generation anxious about their future. The pandemic brought these anxieties into focus,” said John Della Volpe, Director of Polling for the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School. “In the survey, we found that stress related to debt, the cost of housing, access to health care, mental health resources, and concern about whether or not loved ones will survive Coronavirus are the prism from which young Americans will view and engage in this campaign. Self-defense, in 2020, is one of the primary motivations for voting.”

Leading into the COVID-19 crisis, the vast majority of young Americans disapprove of Trump’s performance as President and twice as many young Americans report Trump making their life worse than better. Only a small minority of young people think the country is working as it should be, and more than half are weighed down by issues such as debt and housing. Broadly, the poll characterizes a generation of American voters impacted by economic struggle and dissatisfied with the inadequacies of politics today.

“Our analysis was informed by our on the ground experience talking with young voters in New Hampshire and South Carolina," said Cathy Sun ‘22, Chair of the Harvard Public Opinion Project. “Their struggles with economic insecurity, confrontations with racial inequity, and disillusionment with political platitudes greatly informed our questions and analysis in this poll. Starting with these intimate conversations, we have dug deep into the roots of their political attitudes and their desire for generational change.”

Top findings of this survey, the 39th in a biannual series, include the following:

1. Former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump among all young Americans 51%-28%; Biden’s advantage is extended to 60%-30% among the 18-to 29- year olds most likely to vote.

The Democratic advantage with Biden leading the ticket (+30) is similar to the advantage Democrats would enjoy if Senator Bernie Sanders had been the party nominee. In a hypothetical matchup between Sanders and Trump, 62% of likely voters reported that they would support the Vermont Senator, 31% President Trump (+31). Among likely voters, Biden captures 88% of young Democrats, Trump 90% of young Republicans; among Independents, 56% prefer Biden, and 25% prefer Trump.

2. Less than 10% believe that the country is working as it should be; the majority of young Americans prefer reform over the replacement of current institutions.

When 18- to 29- year-olds were asked whether they believed that a) government was working as it should; b) we need to replace and create new institutions; or c) we need to reform, and not replace existing institutions -- we found that a majority (51%) preferred reform. About two-in-five (39%) preferred replacing and creating a new model, and only 8% believe that the government was working as it should. By a seven-point margin (51% replace, 44% reform), Democrats believe that current political institutions need to be replaced entirely. Two-thirds of Republicans (68% reform, 19% replace), and a plurality of independents (49% reform, 38% replace) believe in reforming existing institutions to address present-day problems.

3. COVID-19 and health care top the list of national issues for young Americans. Pluralities tell us they’re concerned about accessing health care, mental health services if needed, and that someone they know might die from Coronavirus.


In an open-ended question asking young Americans to name the national issue that concerns them most, a plurality volunteered Coronavirus (19%), followed by issues related to health care (17%), the economy (14%), and the environment (9%). It is noteworthy that concern over the economy and the environment are close to the level they were in the Fall 2019 survey, while health care has risen two-fold, from 8% to 17%.

In a series of questions probing concern over topics ranging from housing to health care, we found 45% of all young Americans under 30 agreeing that they are “concerned about accessing health care” and also “mental health care” if and when they need it. Forty-three percent (43%) agreed with the statement “I am concerned that someone I know will die from Coronavirus.” Similar to the results of other national polling conducted in March, we found sharp partisan divides related to Coronavirus. A majority of Democrats (52%) agreed with the statement measuring concern, compared to 30% of Republicans and 41% of Independents.

Continue reading at https://iop.harvard.edu/youth-poll/harvard-youth-poll

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Same sh1t happened some years ago.

They will never learn..... Same Hillary same Biden all failure