--- title: Fusion Survey finds Millennials are Going Democratic this November description: The bulk of likely voters age 18 to 34 are casting ballots for Democrats this election, with issues like the economy and terrorism driving them to the polls, according to a new survey canonical: https://time.com/3485437/millennials-democrats-midterms/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-10-09T17:03:07.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-21T10:41:39.056Z article:section: Politics og:title: Fusion Survey finds Millennials are Going Democratic this November og:description: The bulk of likely voters age 18 to 34 are casting ballots for Democrats this election, with issues like the economy and terrorism driving them to the polls, according to a new survey og:url: https://time.com/3485437/millennials-democrats-midterms/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc8a908d022b17a0e/69875f7c524fc01f0dde9b3b/congress.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Views Of The U.S. Capitol As Congress Plans To Return Nov. 12 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Fusion Survey finds Millennials are Going Democratic this November twitter:description: The bulk of likely voters age 18 to 34 are casting ballots for Democrats this election, with issues like the economy and terrorism driving them to the polls, according to a new survey twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc8a908d022b17a0e/69875f7c524fc01f0dde9b3b/congress.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Poll: About Half of Millennials Will Vote for Democrats in the Midterms by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Oct 9, 2014 5:03 PM UTC  The U.S. Capitol Building stands in this photo taken with a tilt-shift lens in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Oct. 3, 2014. The U.S. Capitol Building stands in this photo taken with a tilt-shift lens in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Friday, Oct. 3, 2014.Bloomberg—Bloomberg via Getty Images by [Maya Rhodan](https://time.com/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Oct 9, 2014 5:03 PM UTC About 47% of likely millennial voters are going with Democrats in this year’s midterm elections, compared to 32% who say they’re voting Republican, according to a [_Fusion_](http://fusion.net/story/20367/fusions-massive-millennial-poll/) poll released Thursday. _Fusion_ has called its poll the largest survey on Millennials’ voting habits from this election cycle after polling some 1,200 likely 18-to-34 year-old voters. The poll’s authors are pretty adamant about the use of “likely,” too, seeing as [less than a quarter](http://time.com/80764/polls-suggest-trouble-ahead-for-democrats-in-2014-elections/) of millennials are expected to actually turn out this November, according to a Harvard University poll. Fusion’s poll also provides insight into the party leanings of millennial demographic groups. Hispanic and black voters, it shows, are more likely to vote for Democrats, as are women. White voters, meanwhile, are more likely to support Republicans. According to the data, the economy is a top issue driving young voters to the polls this November—which is good news for the [White House](http://time.com/3484876/obama-emoji/), which just launched a emoji-laced social media campaign about the economy aimed at millennials. Other issues that are getting young voters riled up include terrorism and national security as well as education. The millennials surveyed by Fusion also hint at who they would like to see on the ballot in 2016—for Democrats, the favorite is Hillary Clinton, and for Republicans the largest chunk of likely voters don’t know, but more would vote for Congressman Paul Ryan than anyone else. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 2.83 percentage points. 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