What are young voters looking for when it comes to 2020? According to the results of a new TargetSmart/Civiqs poll, it’s more than just defeating Donald Trump. In fact, what people want is simple: 63% of young (likely) Democratic voters want bold (meaning: progressive) policy change. Not just whoever can topple Trump, but someone who is ready to lead the country in the right direction.
Let’s look at some details on how the poll was conducted—crosstabs and memo are linked at the bottom of this post, too. In this case, “young” is defined as under 34. The survey included 1,912 Democratic primary voters between the ages of 18 and 34, all of whom intend to vote in 2020.
The survey was conducted online between May 16 and 22 of this year, and was sent via email to selected members of the Civiqs research panel. The survey has a margin of error of ±2.9% at the 95% confidence level. Results are also weighted by age, race, gender, education, and region to be representative of Democratic presidential primary and caucus voters.
With that out of the way, let’s look at some interesting findings. While 63% of respondents say that big-picture policy change is their priority, 31% say that defeating Trump is still the most important thing. These voters say they would be open to just moderate changes, if it meant kicking Trump out of the White House.