President Biden has a comfortable lead over former President Trump among voters under 30, according to a new poll.
O CBS News/YouGov Poll found that 61 percent of likely voters under 30 surveyed support Biden, while 38 percent support Trump. These voters are more likely to say that abortion, climate change and racial and diversity issues would impact their vote than those over 30.
Fifty-seven percent of young voters said abortion was an important factor in their vote, 54 percent chose climate change and 52 percent chose race and diversity. By comparison, half of people aged 30 and over said abortion was an important issue, 37% listed climate change and 36% chose race and diversity.
A majority of registered voters in this 18-29 age group also said they approved of Biden canceling student loans, with 72% approving and 28% disapproving.
Additionally, nearly half of registered voters under the age of 30 said neither candidate understands the needs and concerns of young people, with 26 percent saying only Biden does and 20 percent saying only Trump does.
However, only 66 percent of this group said they would vote in the 2024 election, while 94 percent of people aged 65 and over said they would vote.
The survey was conducted among 2,460 U.S. adults interviewed between June 17 and 21, including 743 aged 18 to 29. The margin of error for the total sample is 2.8 percentage points and the margin of error for the 18 to 29 age group is 5.2 percentage points.
Both Biden and Trump tried to court young voters as concerns grew about their age. Biden, 81, and Trump, 78, are the two oldest major party candidates to run against each other.
A CBS News/YouGov poll released earlier this month found that half of voters said Trump has the mental and cognitive health to serve as president, while 35% said the same about Biden.
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