A Generation Z-led group aligned with Democrats is launching a $3 million youth voter mobilization effort ahead of next year’s midterms.
The group Voters of Tomorrow said the effort, shared first with The Hill, will target 18 competitive House districts across the country.
The push is aimed at providing “training, stipends, and support to empower campus organizers to engage their peers directly in districts where young voters have the power to decide the outcome,” according to a press release from the group.
Among the House districts being targeted are Colorado’s 8th Congressional District; Nebraska’s 2nd District; New York’s 1st District; and California’s 13th, 45th and 47th districts.
Most of the districts are rated as a “toss-up” by election forecasters at the nonpartisan Cook Political Report.
The effort shows how some Democratic-aligned organizations are already making early investments to win back some of the young voters the party lost to President Trump in the November election.
A report from the Democratic data firm Catalist found the Democratic Party last year saw a 6-point drop in support among voters ages 18 to 29 compared to 2020, decreasing from 61 percent to 55 percent. Among young men, the decline was 9 points.
The House’s slim majority offers Democrats their best chance at flipping one of the chambers, with the Senate map offering a more challenging terrain.
“To stop Trump’s dangerous agenda, we need to take back the House. Student voters have the numbers to flip key races, yet too often we’re overlooked by major funders,” Kaya Jones, programming director at Voters of Tomorrow, said in a statement. “We’re proud to be making this necessary investment in young people, and we urge others to follow our lead. The future is on the ballot and so are we.”
