Youth vote skews heavily to Democrats in Michigan, swing states; economic issues stay top concerns

By: Katherine Dailey

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: October 5, 2026

Words: 816

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago


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Democrats have a large advantage among young voters in Michigan across the different races coming to the ballot in November, according to a new poll from the Alliance for Youth Power PAC and YouGov released Monday, which showed “pretty unambiguously good news for Democrats,” as John Ray, a senior political analyst at YouGov Blue, described in a press call on Friday.

Democratic candidates held large margins in each of the statewide elections surveyed. 61% of …

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