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2 months ago | 
theupandup.us | Rachel H. Janfaza |John Della Volpe
As Democrats eye their path forward, some party loyalists are throwing their weight behind the next generation of leadership. That was made official last weekend, when the Democratic National Committee elected 24-year-old David Hogg as one of its vice chairs.
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | John Della Volpe
Inflation was too high. Turnout was too low. President Biden stayed in the race too long. His summer polling deficit was too steep to overcome. The excuses for Kamala Harris's loss are piling up, but they mask a deeper, more devastating reality: Democratic Party leaders did not listen deeply to and earn the trust of young voters, who could have helped her prevail in Michigan and other swing states.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
nytimes.com | John Della Volpe
Generation Z is poised to flex its growing political muscle in the 2024 presidential election, and in my surveys and focus groups with these voters, I'm seeing the strong potential for a turning point in American political alignment. Unlike other recent Republican presidential nominees, Donald Trump is making young men a central focus of his campaign. If effective, his effort could peel enough away from the Democratic Party to transform the country's electoral math for years to come.
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Aug 16, 2024 | 
theupandup.us | Rachel H. Janfaza |John Della Volpe
I held a listening session last night with seven young voters ages 18-27 from seven states: Illinois, Indiana, Georgia, Virginia, New York, New Jersey, and Washington. It was my first since Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz joined Vice President Kamala Harris on the Democratic ticket as her vice presidential pick. Enjoying The Up and Up?
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Jun 19, 2024 | 
theupandup.us | Rachel H. Janfaza |Daniel Cox |Amanda Litman |John Della Volpe
Last week, I wrote about how a group of students from community colleges in Maricopa County are feeling about the 2024 election. As noted, when it comes to the significance of youth voter turnout, Arizona ranks #3 on the Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement at Tufts’ (CIRCLE)’s list of the top 10 states where young voters are predicted to have the biggest impact on the results of the 2024 presidential election — and Maricopa County is a key area.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
dellavolpe.substack.com | John Della Volpe
This morning, with the undergraduate members of the Harvard Public Opinion Project — my colleagues and I at the IOP are releasing the 47th edition of the longest running survey of youth attitudes related to politics and public service. It’s a probability based sample of 2,010 young Americans between 18 and 29; the interviews were conducted between March 14 and 21, 2024.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
dellavolpe.substack.com | John Della Volpe
Later today, President Biden is expected to visit with young voters in Madison, Wisconsin, and share details of a new plan to ease student loan debt for millions of Americans — of all ages. To date, the President has relieved more than $140 billion in debt to date, giving economic boosts and lifelines to roughly 4 million Americans — many of whom are public servants.
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Nov 10, 2023 | 
nyti.ms | John Della Volpe |Phoebe Lett
Opinion|I’m a Pollster. Democrats Need Young Voters to Win in 2024. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/10/opinion/democrats-biden-young-voters-2024.htmltranscripttranscriptI’m a Pollster. Democrats Need Young Voters to Win in 2024. Gen Z and millennials aren’t hot on Biden — or government generally. But the Democrats can win them back. 2023-11-10T05:02:26-05:00This transcript was created using speech recognition software. While it has been reviewed by human transcribers, it may contain errors.
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Nov 10, 2023 | 
nyti.ms | John Della Volpe |Phoebe Lett
Opinion|I’m a Pollster. Democrats Need Young Voters to Win in 2024. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/10/opinion/democrats-biden-young-voters-2024.htmltranscripttranscriptI’m a Pollster. Democrats Need Young Voters to Win in 2024. Gen Z and millennials aren’t hot on Biden — or government generally. But the Democrats can win them back. 2023-11-10T05:02:26-05:00This transcript was created using speech recognition software. While it has been reviewed by human transcribers, it may contain errors.
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Nov 10, 2023 | 
nytimes.com | John Della Volpe |Phoebe Lett
You may have heard recently about The New York Times, Siena poll that has worried Democrats, the one about the battleground states. I'm a pollster focused on understanding young Americans, and there's a critical part of the electorate that we need to be paying attention to, and that's Gen Z. My name is John Della Volpe, and I have been the polling director at the Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School now for over a couple decades.
