📊NEW TODAY: The 51st Edition of the Harvard Youth Poll surveyed 18-to-29-year-olds nationwide, who report deep economic insecurity, eroding trust in democratic institutions, and growing social fragmentation. View full results ➡️ https://t.co/ZaYs31h7fS

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"This is a five-alarm fire, and we need to act now if we hope to restore young people's faith in politics, America, and each other." – Jordan Schwartz, Student Chair of the Harvard Public Opinion Project, Institute of Politics ➡️ View the poll: https://t.co/ZaYs31hF5q

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"Young Americans are sending a clear message: the systems and institutions meant to support them no longer feel stable, fair, or responsive to this generation." – John Della Volpe (@dellavolpe), Director of Polling, Institute of Politics. ➡️View the poll: https://t.co/ZaYs31hF5q

New @harvardiop youth poll shows a generation living through instability — economic, political, and social. Young Americans feel unheard, unprotected, and uncertain about their future. Rebuilding trust is one of the defining challenges of our time.

@HarvardIOP principally serves Harvard students and the university community, but its Youth Poll has offered the country a clear barometer of young Americans’ attitudes for a quarter century. Congrats to @dellavolpe and his student team on the 51st Harvard Youth Poll.

A strong majority of young Americans reject political violence across measures we tested, but some are willing to justify it in certain situational contexts. These attitudes reflect emotional & economic strain far more than political identity. https://t.co/ZaYs31h7fS

U.S. democracy is widely seen as unstable. Two-thirds (64%) of young Americans describe the U.S. today as a democracy either in trouble (45%) or one that has already failed (19%). Partisan differences are stark, with Democrats being the most pessimistic. https://t.co/ZaYs31h7fS

Trust between young Americans is collapsing. Only 35% believe Americans with opposing political views still want what’s best for the country. One-third (33%) feel judged when sharing political views—this is felt most intensely by young Republicans (48%). https://t.co/ZaYs31h7fS

Young Americans are divided on vaccine safety. Only 34% are "very confident" vaccines are safe & another 33% are "fairly confident." Partisan differences are stark: 84% of Democrats are confident in vaccine safety, compared with 54% of Republicans. https://t.co/ZaYs31h7fS

Young Americans are losing faith in big ideological labels—support for capitalism, socialism, and democratic socialism has declined since 2018—even as movement-driven identities that challenge the party establishment remain strong. https://t.co/ZaYs31h7fS

Partisan identity is mostly driven by frustration; young people hold negative views of both parties. When describing each party, 58% used a negative word for Democrats—most commonly "weak"—& 56% used a negative word for Republicans, most often "corrupt." https://t.co/ZaYs31h7fS

Young Americans lack confidence in national leadership; approval ratings remain chronically low. President Trump stands at 29% approval overall. Congressional Democrats (27%) & congressional Republicans (26%) fare no better. https://t.co/ZaYs31h7fS

By more than a 3:1 margin, young Americans believe AI will take away opportunities, with a majority (59%) seeing it as a threat to their job prospects—significantly more than immigration or outsourcing jobs to other countries. https://t.co/ZaYs31h7fS

Economic pressure's the defining force in young people’s lives, shaping how they see the country, their futures & their politics. 37% identify inflation as the most urgent economic priority—especially among Republicans where 48% cite it as their top issue. https://t.co/ZaYs31h7fS

Young Americans feel the country is off course & their futures are unstable. Only 13% say the U.S. is generally headed in the right direction; 43% say they’re struggling financially; & only 30% believe they’ll be better off than their parents. https://t.co/ZaYs31h7fS

Beth Myers and Ned Price have been named interim co-directors of the @HarvardIOP. They will take over leadership of the Institute of Politics after the tragic passing of Setti Warren, who had led the center for more than three years

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