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New poll details how Gen Z voters are leaning toward 2024 election

WASHINGTON — A new poll released Wednesday shows that half of Gen Z voters surveyed would support Vice President Kamala Harris if the election were held today.

NBC News’ Stay Tuned Gen Z poll, powered by SurveyMonkey, found that 50% of registered voters ages 18 to 29 would vote for Harris, while 34% would vote for Trump. Six percent said they would vote for someone else and 10% said they would not vote.

The poll also found that 31% of Gen Z registered voters have a negative view of Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, Trump’s running mate, while 15% have an excellent opinion of him. 18% have a good opinion of him, 16% have a not-so-good opinion of him, and 20% have no opinion.

By contrast, 31% of Gen Z registered voters have an excellent opinion of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Harris’ running mate, while only 14% have a poor opinion of him. 25% have a good opinion of him, 11% have a not-so-good opinion of him, and 19% have no opinion at all.

The poll, conducted Aug. 24-30 among 2,617 registered voters, has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.

In 2020, 60% of voters ages 18 to 29 voted for President Joe Biden, while 36% of that group voted for Trump, according to a CNN exit poll. In 2016, 55% of voters ages 18 to 29 voted for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, while 36% voted for Trump, according to a CNN exit poll.