Trump leads Harris with Michigan's young voters: NYT

Traditionally a Democratic-leaning voter bloc, younger voters in Michigan broke 61% for President Joe Biden and 37% for Trump in 2020, meaning the group has shifted a net 25% since 2020.

By Ben Whedon

Published: October 3, 2024 10:45am

Former President Donald Trump appears to have closed the gap with a key voter bloc in Michigan, potentially setting him up to once again flip the state red.

Among voters aged 18-29, Trump earned 46% support in a recent New York Times/Siena poll, leading Vice President Kamala Harris, who earned 45%, in head to head matchup.

When third-party candidates entered the mix, the pair tied at 45% each.

Traditionally a Democratic-leaning voter bloc, younger voters in Michigan broke 61% for President Joe Biden and 37% for Trump in 2020, meaning the group has shifted a net 25% since 2020.

Such a shift is of major consequence for the race in the Wolverine State, which backed Trump in 2016 before switching to Biden in 2020. Harris currently leads Trump in Michigan by 1.3% in the RealClearPolitics polling average.

Conducted Sept. 21-26, the survey questioned 688 likely voters.