CITY COLLEGE–Sophie Torres, a junior at the City College of New York, cried the morning after the 2024 election. In her home state of Florida, a six-week abortion ban took effect after the Dobbs Decision overturned the federal right to abortion. With reproductive rights and national hope in mind, Torres cast her 2024 ballot for Kamala Harris. However since Trump’s victory, anxiety and fear have crept into her heart as she thinks of what his next administration promises.
“What is to become of America?” wonders Torres, 20, as she choked on breakfast, her stomach unsettled. “I want to believe that Project 2025 is not going to happen, but I wouldn’t put it past [Donald Trump].”
Across the country, a majority of young voters — aged 18 to 29 — did not cast a ballot for Trump. That being said, 2024 exit polls reflect a startling rightward shift within this age cohort. In 2020, Joe Biden captured 60% of the youth vote. Just four years later, Harris received 54%.
