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In the new Times/Siena poll, 70 percent of young voters identified as Democrats or leaned that way — a jump from just two years ago.
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Oct. 22, 2026
In the last presidential election, Democrats’ support among young voters was their lowest in two decades. Two years later, polls show that 18-to-29-year-old voters are returning to the party in large numbers.
In the most recent New York Times/Siena University poll of likely midterm voters, published Wednesday, 70 percent of young voters identified as Democrats or leaned that way. That’s 15 points higher than in our last poll before the 2024 election, and comparable to the 2008 election, when a youth wave helped Barack Obama to victory.
Nationwide, young voters now favor the Democratic candidate for Congress in their district by 44 percentage points, compared with a 10-point margin two years ago.
And just 16 percent approve of President Trump’s job performance, at least 11 points lower than any other age group.
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Source: The New York Times · Claire Cain Miller, Rachel Buigas-Lopez
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