Democrats are divided between energizing the base and expanding the tent

When it comes to winning the next election, what do you think is more important for Democrats?

National sample of N=3,429 RVs surveyed online from 3/9-3/29, 2026, with an oversample of RVs under 35 of N=2,008. Results weighted for age, sex, race, education, and party ID. Post-weighting 95% CI margin of error is ±1.4 percentage points for the full sample and ±2.0 percentage points for the youth sample (voters aged 18-34). The MOEs were ±5.0, ±3.4, ±3.4, ±5.6, ±3.9, and ±4.5 percentage points for voters aged 18-22, 23-29, 30-34, 35-44, 45-64, and 65+, respectively. Totals may not equal 100% due to rounding.
Chart: @YalePolling on XSource: Yale Youth Poll spring 2026 survey Download imageCreated with Datawrapper