Guardian Australia · US midterm elections 2026

‘People are active, they are fed up’: young voters fueled the Democratic wave

· By Lex Mcmenamin
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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 y…

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