Harvard Youth Poll: Trump, Sanders lead among likely primary, caucus voters
The institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School revealed in a press release the results of a new national poll of the US’s 18- to 29-year-olds, stating that their poll finds President Donald Trump and Senator Bernie Sanders leading with 67% and 28%, respectively, among those most likely to vote in the 2020 primaries and caucuses.
Trump is trailed by former Massachusetts Governor William Weld (4%), former Congressman Joe Walsh (4%) and former Governor and Representative Mark Sanford (2%).
Sanders, whose vote total is down three percentage points, is followed by Senator Elizabeth Warren (22%), who surges into second place by moving up 18 points and improving her standing from fifth place; former Vice President Joe Biden (16%); Yang (6%), Buttigieg and O’Rourke (4%), Harris (3%) and Representative Tulsi Gabbard, former Secretary Julian Castro, Tom Steyer and Booker (1%).
Others received less than one percent in the poll currently.
The institute conducted the Spring 2019 Harvard Youth Poll March 8-20, 2019. The survey of N=2,075 youth of the age range mentioned above included n=588 “likely” Democratic voters and n=292 “likely” Republican primary voters.
The Institute of Politics’ director of polling, John Della Volpe, stated, “The enthusiasm of young Americans that resulted in historic turnout in the 2018 midterms shows no signs of abating heading into 2020.”
Speaking of the Democratic race in particular, he added, “And unlike the last three Democratic primaries where President Obama and Senator Sanders dominated the youth vote, it is very much up for grabs in 2020.”
The press release with more findings of the poll as they have been revealed by the Institute of Politics at this stage may be read here.
More findings will be revealed on Monday, November 18th, including attitudes and opinions of the youth on issues such as gun control, impeachment, Medicare for All and particular policies and issues related to institutional reforms.
Image credits: Trump's photo - Public domain image by Shealah Craighead. Source: White House. Sanders' photo - Public domain image from United States Congress. Source: http://sanders.senate.gov/.
