Israel-Palestine Barely Registers as an Issue For Young Americans In Shock Harvard Poll
Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics recently released its Spring 2024 poll of young voters 18 to 29 years old and offered some surprising findings regarding the 2024 election and how young people view the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Of the 2,010 young Americans polled, 5-to-1 (51% support, 10% oppose) favor a permanent ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict, while “majorities of young Americans sympathize with the Israeli and the Palestinian people.” However, attention paid to the conflict did not seem to mirror the strong sentiments seen on U.S. campuses across the country, which have been heavily covered in the media. The poll’s summary noted:
While only 38% of young Americans tell us that they are following the news about the war between Israel and Hamas very or somewhat closely, the proportion rises among registered voters (45%) and those most likely to vote in November (52%). Overall, we find that Democrats (49%) are more likely to follow this news closely compared to Republicans (32%), and those with a college degree (50%) are more likely to be following these events compared to current college students (39%) and those that never attended (32%).
The poll, which was conducted between March 14th and the 21st, also asked respondents to rate issues based on importance relative to other issues. Of the 16 issues polled, “Israel/Palestine” ranked as the 15th most important compared to the others – only viewed as more important than student debt.
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