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Top Issue for Young Voters? Hint: It’s Not Gaza or Climate Change

Top Issue for Young Voters? Hint: It’s Not Gaza or Climate Change

Political Breakdown

October 30, 202428m 25s

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Show Notes

A large percentage of voters under the age of 40 say they’re planning to vote, including some 40 million members of Gen Z who will be eligible to vote by November 5th in the U.S. So what are their priorities in choosing a candidate for president? Is it the war in Gaza? The economy? Immigration? Climate change?

Scott is joined by KQED's Ezra David Romero, who’s been reporting on how three first-time Gen Z voters in the Bay Area are feeling about the election. Then, Cathy J. Cohen, founder and director of the GenForward Survey, talks with Scott about what polling tells us about young voters' top issues this election.

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