Originally Posted by dyna mo

https://www.kff.org/womens-health-po...ns-and-beyond/



Key Findings:
Expected to be a key voting group in the upcoming 2018 midterms, the poll finds twice as many women voters ages 18-44 saying they are Democrats as saying they are Republicans (43 percent compared to 21 percent). In addition, younger women voters (18-44 years old) are more likely to say they are “more enthusiastic” about voting this year than in previous midterm elections. Four in ten (39 percent) women voters, ages 18-44, say they are “more enthusiastic” about voting in this Congressional Election compared to previous years. In 2014, the last midterm election cycle, 14 percent of women voters ages 18-44 said they were “more enthusiastic” about voting.1
The poll also examines how 2018 candidates’ positions on key issues such as the international #MeToo movement, access to abortion services, and other reproductive health issues may influence women voters. A larger share of women voters, regardless of party identification or age, say they are more likely to vote for a candidate who supports work-related issues like paid parental leave and enacting harsher penalties for sexual harassment and assault in the workplace or is a proud supporter of the #MeToo movement, than vote for a candidate who does not support these issues or movements. However, considerable shares of Republican women voters say a candidate’s stance on these issues will not play a role in their vote choice.