Donald Trump has closed the gap with Joe Biden among young voters, a group that Biden won overwhelmingly in 2020.
The numbers: According to the latest poll from Axios, which surveyed voters 18 and 34 years old:
- 48 percent support Trump
- 52 percent support Biden
Why this matters: This 4-point gap bodes well for Trump because, in 2020, Joe Biden won young voters by 20 points.
What’s driving them? The same poll asked these voters to name the top issues they’ll be voting on.
- Economy: 39 percent;
- Abortion: 16 percent;
- Student debt: 11 percent;
- Immigration: 11 percent;
- Climate change: 10 percent;
- Guns: 7 percent;
- Other: 7 percent.
Big picture: This poll isn’t an outlier. A similar New York Times poll in December found Trump ahead of Biden with young voters, 49 percent to 43 percent. And in November, an NBC poll had Trump ahead by 4 points.
What to expect from Biden: His handlers will focus on abortion and student debt in the coming months in an attempt to reinvigorate young voters. Last week, he used executive power to try and buy the youth vote by forgiving another $1.2 billion in student loan debt for 3.9 million borrowers.
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