Exclusive Polling: Iowa Youth Poised for Historic Caucus Turnout - highest for Sanders
Youth support in Iowa highest for Sanders, followed by Warren and Buttigieg
January 24, 2020
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MEDFORD/SOMERVILLE, Mass. (Jan. 24, 2020)Young people are poised for a potentially historic turnout in the upcoming Iowa caucuses, and young Democrats prefer Sen. Bernie Sanders, according to an exclusive CIRCLE-Tisch College/Suffolk University Iowa youth poll released today by the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE)the preeminent, non-partisan research center on youth engagement at Tufts Universitys Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life.
More than a third (35%) of young Iowans (ages 18-29) surveyed say they are extremely likely to caucus on Feb. 3, 2020, which, if the survey results mirror actual participation, would represent a three-fold increase over estimated youth participation in the 2016 caucuses. Young Iowans who are registered or identify as Democrats are supporting Sen. Bernie Sanders by a substantial margin: 39% intend to caucus for Sanders...
This poll comes at a pivotal time for young peoples electoral participation, following on the heels of the 2018 election when young peoples activism and peer-to-peer outreach propelled a doubling of youth turnout that was decisive in some races, said Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, director of Tisch Colleges CIRCLE. While Iowa is only one state, and its population is not representative of voters nationally, our poll suggests that the trend of higher youth participation may well continue in 2020 and beyond.
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