February 20, 2020
We already know that young people are a powerful political force in 2020, but young voters cannot flex their political power if they cannot access the ballot box. Since 2012, over 1,000 polling locations have closed and we’ve had enough. Our sister organization, Alliance for Youth Organizing, launched a brand new initiative with MTV, Campus […]
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February 19, 2020
In June of 2019, we polled young Democratic Primary voters and found that they cared more about big, bold policy change than simply defeating Donald Trump. Now, the primaries are here and this issue-focus is still the driving force for young voters. In our latest poll with HIT Strategies, we found that 59% of young […]
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February 18, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:February 18, 2020 PRESS CONTACT:Carmel PryorSenior Director of Communications WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Alliance for Youth Action, in collaboration with HIT Strategies, released the full results of their youth voter poll. The poll found that almost half of those polled do not identify with either political party; that young voters do not […]
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February 5, 2020
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Thursday, February 6th PRESS CONTACT:carmel@allianceforyouthaction.org WASHINGTON— Young voters are very likely to vote in their state’s presidential primary, but have yet to be wooed by any single Democratic presidential candidate — making young voters the key swing vote in this primary contest. This is according to a recent poll of young registered voters […]
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December 9, 2019
2020 is going to be a massive year for our organization and national network. We will be working non-stop to ensure Alliance organizations have everything they need to mobilize and turnout the largest voting bloc in the country. This is why we are excited to announce two brand new leadership roles at the Alliance, Deputy […]
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December 5, 2019
Melanye Price, professor and author, wrote an opinion piece for the New York Times about how powerful young voters will be for the 2020 election and the need to invest in youth-focused organizations like the Alliance for Youth Action. Click here to read the full article on NYTimes.com.
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