Kamala Harris is turbocharging her party’s support from millennials and Zoomers, reenergizing a typically apathetic Democratic voting bloc that had been humdrum about President Joe Biden’s campaign, a new poll finds.
The survey from the progressive youth voting group NextGen America, first shared with the Daily Beast, shows that Harris has vastly improved on Biden’s performance among voters under 35, beating Donald Trump in a multi-way survey, 53 percent to 36 percent. The president was ahead by a margin of only nine percentage points, 41 percent to 32 percent, when the group surveyed the race back in March.
A NextGen press release at the time blared “Young Voters Lack Enthusiasm For Candidates, Motivated by Issues.” While policy still drives young people, the new poll shows Harris’ candidacy has restored enthusiasm across key demographics.