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‘People are active, they are fed up’: young voters fueled the Democratic wave

After helping Trump to victory in 2024, young voters swung decisively toward Democrats, helping deliver a wave of midterm victories According to data from Tufts University’s Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and…

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After helping Trump to victory in 2024, young voters swung decisively toward Democrats, helping deliver a wave of midterm victories According to data from Tufts University’s Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (Circle), which monitors youth civic engagement, early estimates show the second-highest youth turnout in a midterm election in 30 years, second only to 2018, when an estimated 31% of young voters turned out during Donald Trump’s first presidency.

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