Youth Vote and Political Engagement in Unsettled Times

The youth vote played a crucial role in Joe Biden becoming the first Democratic presidential candidate to win Arizona since 1996. Sociologists Nilda Flores-Gonzalez, Nathan D. Martin, Angela A. Gonzales, and Emir Estrada will build on research conducted from 2020-2023 as part of the RSF-funded Arizona Youth Identity Project to examine how young adults’ social and political identities develop over the 2024 presidential election. They will conduct two online surveys, a photovoice exercise, and in-depth interviews before and after the 2024 presidential election for their study.