Clinton Dominates Trump Among Millennial Voters in Harvard Poll

In 2012, those 18 to 29 years old accounted for 19 percent of the electorate nationally.

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton greets supporters during a campaign rally at Saint Anselm College on Oct. 24, 2016, in Manchester, New Hampshire.

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American's youngest voters are overwhelmingly backing Hillary Clinton for president, as a majority also express fears about the country's future, a nationwide survey released Wednesday by Harvard University’s Institute of Politics shows.

The Democratic nominee is backed by 49 percent of likely voters ages 18 to 29, followed by Republican nominee Donald Trump at 21 percent, Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson at 14 percent and Green Party nominee Jill Stein at 5 percent. In a hypothetical two-way contest between Clinton and Trump, the Democrat received 59 percent support and the Republican was backed by 25 percent.