This statistic depicts the top issues for young voters in the 2018 United States midterm election. During the survey, 27 percent of voters between the ages of 18 and 21 reported that economic issues were important to them in the 2018 midterm elections, followed by 17 percent who reported that security issues were important to them.
Top issues for young voters in the 2018 U.S. midterm election
Original question: Now, thinking about your vote, what would you say is the top set of issues on your mind when you cast your vote for federal offices such as U.S. Senate or Congress?
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Morning Consult. (September 25, 2018). Top issues for young voters in the 2018 U.S. midterm election [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/921388/midterm-elections-top-issues-young-voters-us/
Morning Consult. "Top issues for young voters in the 2018 U.S. midterm election." Chart. September 25, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/921388/midterm-elections-top-issues-young-voters-us/
Morning Consult. (2018). Top issues for young voters in the 2018 U.S. midterm election. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/921388/midterm-elections-top-issues-young-voters-us/
Morning Consult. "Top Issues for Young Voters in The 2018 U.S. Midterm Election." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/921388/midterm-elections-top-issues-young-voters-us/
Morning Consult, Top issues for young voters in the 2018 U.S. midterm election Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/921388/midterm-elections-top-issues-young-voters-us/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Top issues for young voters in the 2018 U.S. midterm election [Graph], Morning Consult, September 25, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/921388/midterm-elections-top-issues-young-voters-us/