Young voter support for Democrats dropped off in recent elections, raising questions about the party’s ability to hang onto the so-called Obama coalition that has driven its success at the ballot box.
An Associated Press survey showed Democratic House candidates received 53% of the youth vote, compared to 41% for Republican candidates.
That marked a slump in support from 2020, when President Biden outperformed then-President Donald Trump 61% to 36% among young voters, and from 2018, when 64% of voters between the ages of 18 and 29 rallied behind Democrats and 34% sided with the GOP.