The data says otherwise:
We find:
- Young people (18-29) who voted in the 2022 midterms said
abortion was the top issue influencing their vote, followed by inflation and crime, out of five possible choices which they were presented
- Youth Were Only Age Group to Cite Abortion as #1 Priority
- Based on exit poll data immediately available following the 2022 midterm elections, we estimate that 27% of youth (ages 18-29) cast a ballot in 2022, making this the midterm election with the second-highest youth voter turnout in almost three decades. We also estimate that youth turnout was even higher in some battleground states.
- According to the Edison Research National Election Pool exit poll, the national youth vote choice for the U.S. House of Representatives was 63% for Democrats, 35% for Republicans.
- Young Voters Prioritized Abortion; Older Voters Prioritized Inflation
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Young people, who overwhelmingly favored Democrats, had one of their highest turnout rates ever in a midterm and shaped results across the country.
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