The Spring 2026 Harvard Youth Poll results indicate that Generation Z desires a new vanguard of younger, non-establishment politicians this midterm cycle.
In the Spring 2026 Harvard Youth Poll, a majority of young Americans were opposed to a range of executive actions that the Trump administration has taken or suggested.
Newly released evidence from the 52nd Harvard Youth Poll suggests that younger people are losing confidence in fair and free elections due to a lack of trust in government institutions as a whole.
Alongside indicating ICE’s unpopularity, data from the Spring 2026 Harvard Youth Poll reveals that the issue of immigration enforcement is deeply partisan among young Americans.
Young Americans perhaps have the most at stake in a war with Iran. Data from the 52nd edition of the Harvard Youth Poll shows heightened concern amongst young Americans about an escalation in the conflict with Iran.
As the Harvard Public Opinion Project’s 2026 Spring Poll has revealed, Americans from across the political spectrum have begun to agree on one thing: The nation’s economy is struggling.
The HPR has teamed up with the Harvard Public Opinion Project on this series of pieces providing insights and interpretations of findings from the 52nd Harvard Youth Poll.
The best way to combat the dangerous polarization we face is by actively using cognitive empathy to understand the people and stories behind opinions, rather than simply arguing the opinions themselves.
