A new national poll finds 18- to 24-year-old likely voters continue to strongly prefer U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (56 percent) over U.S. Sen. John McCain (30 percent) as their pick for president. Some 53 percent of young people say the economy is their No. 1 issue — a ten fold increase over just one year ago (5 percent), according to the poll released Wednesday by Harvard University’s Institute of Politics (IOP) at Harvard’s Kennedy School.
“The remarkable youth voter turnout in the primary process underscored the historic role young people are playing in the political process this year,” says IOP Director Bill Purcell. “Our new poll results show young Americans are looking forward to improving their country through public service, and to their participation making the difference on Election Day.”
Among the poll’s findings:
Harvard students designed the poll in consultation with IOP officials and Harris Interactive conducted the survey. The findings are based on an online survey to poll 2,406 18-24 year-old U.S. citizens between September 12 and October 6, 2008. Complete results can be viewed here.
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