The Harvard Political Review is excited to continue our collaboration with the Harvard Public Opinion Project (HPOP) for the 52nd biannual Harvard Youth Poll, with the aim of elevating the perspectives of young Americans in our national political discourse. With early access to the 52nd Harvard Youth Poll data and with the invaluable support of HPOP student collaborators, our writers have produced eight articles based on the poll’s key findings. In these pieces, HPR writers deliver fresh interpretations and commentary on many of the most important issues of our time, grounded in the perspectives and priorities of young Americans as revealed in the 52nd Harvard Youth Poll.
The articles in this series — driven by the most salient and surprising results of HPOP’s thoughtful polling questions — highlight the most timely national debates while zooming out to offer vital context from the perspectives of young journalists. Our writers focus on issues ranging from emergency politics under Trump’s second term and questions of law and order to American foreign policy matters and the upcoming 2026 midterm elections. These discussions take place amidst the wider backdrop of our nation’s 250th anniversary, evoking reflections on the ways in which present day politics represents both a continuity of long-standing trends and a break from prevailing norms.
View the full collection of these articles here. For more information and detailed results from the 52nd Harvard Youth Poll, visit the HPOP website here.
We would like to thank the following members of the HPOP team for their thoughtful and essential support in collecting and analyzing the data used by writers: Sophia Robertson, Sydney Burns, Caroline Hennigan, Martina Jaramillo, Ella Witalec, Jordan Schwartz, James Miller, Liam Krol, Annika Krovi, Jakob Usandivaras, Grant Shadman, Zach Dyrlund, Scarlett Eldaief, Juan Wulff, Maurits Acosta, and Carter Umphress. We would also like to thank the members of the HPR Data Team who crafted our data visualizations: Johnny Perkins, Christine Choi, and Èbùn Oguntola.
Senior U.S. Editor
