Young Democrats Want Change, Young Republicans Are More Cynical about Engagement, and Young Independents Are Less Likely to Participate

The percentage of youth, ages 18-29, who agreed with each statement about their political engagement.

Notes: Data for Democrats and Republicans includes youth who said they are independents but "lean" toward either party. Data for options that received less than 5% of responses is excluded.
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Source: CIRCLE / When We All Vote Pre-2026 Election Survey
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