Youth Are Interested in Political Action, but Lack Support and Opportunities

https://circle.tufts.edu/latest-research/youth-are-interested-political-action-lack-support-and-opportunities

Major findings from our youth survey include:

• 55% of young people (ages 18-29) say the country is going in the wrong direction and only 16% believe it’s on the right track.
• 76% of respondents believe young people have the power to change the country, and 77% believe there are ways for them to get involved.
• A third of youth (32%) have signed a petition or joined a boycott, and 1 in 7 youth have participated in a march or demonstration, with even more youth (28%) saying they plan to protest or would do so or would if presented with the opportunity.
• Half of youth say they’re “as well-informed as most people” and only 40% say they feel well-qualified to participate in politics.