Young Voters & Reproductive Justice - Policy Agenda Memo - Key Takeaways

March 11, 2024 Young women and LGBTQ individuals are especially staunch supporters of policies that protect abortion and LGBTQIA+ rights, but there is also solidarity in support from young voters as a whole. [...] 59% of young voters and half (49%) of young men support LGBTQIA+ rights and equality, while 67% of young women and 89% of young LGBTQ individuals support this. [...] 64% of young voters and 57% of young men support protecting access to abortion, which are strong majorities, but even stronger among young women and LGBTQ folks: 70% of young women and 84% of young LGBTQ individuals support protecting access to abortion. [...] Young voters almost unanimously do not want to see abortion rights threatened: they either directly support the right to abortion (59%) or personally disagree with abortion but believe government shouldn’t interfere with the decision (30%), making up 90% of young voters in total, with only 10% believing abortion is wrong and should be illegal. [...] Majorities say they would feel more favorable towards a representative that supports these issues, and very few young voters would feel less favorable – there is much more to win than to lose with young voters by taking a supportive stance on abortion and transgender rights.