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After helping Trump to victory in 2024, young voters swung decisively toward Democrats, helping deliver a wave of midterm victoriesThe 2026 blue tsunami owes a lot to the youth vote.According to data from Tufts University’s Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (Circle), which monitors youth civic engagement, early estimates <a href="https://circle.tufts.edu/2026-election" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">show the second-highest youth turnout</a> in a midterm election in 30 years, second only to 2018, when an <a href="https://circle.tufts.edu/sites/default/files/2020-01/youth_voter_turnout_way_up_2018.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">estimated</a> 31% of young voters turned out during Donald Trump’s first presidency. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/07/youth-vote-turnout-midterm-elections" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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