Youth Electoral Significance Index

Posted by Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement on May 14, 2018

CIRCLE (Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement) has released their 2018 Youth Electoral Significance Index (YESI), which provides research and data on youth voter trends and their potential impact in the upcoming elections.

YESI 2018: The States Where Youth Can Swing Elections

Many sectors of society must play a role in increasing youth voting and participation in democracy, and they can employ varied strategies to drive engagement. Different stakeholders will approach these efforts with diverse goals: some want to improve equity in civic participation, others to build a broad base of political power, and others still simply to win the next election.

CIRCLE’s updated Youth Electoral Significance Index (YESI) is a valuable tool for any individual, campaign, organization, or institution that seeks to increase youth political engagement. Earlier this month, we highlighted the top 10 congressional districts where young people might have an especially high electoral influence. Today we are releasing the top 10 senate and gubernatorial races where young people have the potential to do the same. The YESI can help stakeholders identify places where additional efforts and resources to turn out the youth vote could be decisive. It can also be a tool for equity and broadening engagement, if efforts focus on reaching those not yet engaged in the top-ranked locations.

Congressional: https://civicyouth.org/top-10-congressional-districts-where-youth-might-decide-the-2018-elections/

Senate and Governor: https://civicyouth.org/yesi-2018-the-states-where-youth-can-swing-senate-and-governor-races/