In most midterm years, young voters tend to sit out the election. But 2022 could be a different kind of year. Turnout among 18- to 24-year-olds nearly doubled between the 2014 and 2018 midterm cycles. And the Supreme Court’s June ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which allows states to ban abortion for the first time in nearly five decades, suddenly put a spotlight on reproductive-health issues in many key elections.
That could motivate the country’s youngest voters — particularly women — to turn out in higher numbers. A large, recently released survey from the American Enterprise Institute’s Survey Center on American Life shows that women between age 18 and 29 are especially likely to say that they’re following news about abortion rights and access closely, and also that abortion is a critical issue for them. They’re also more likely than young men to say that they’re single-issue voters on abortion.
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