As of June 16, 2020, 68 percent of respondents ages 45 to 64 said they preferred Joe Biden to be the Democratic nominee for president. This is compared to 55 percent of respondents ages 18 to 29 who would have preferred Bernie Sanders to be the nominee.
Share of adults who would have preferred Bernie Sanders to be the Democratic nominee in the United States in 2020, by age
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YouGov. (June 16, 2020). Share of adults who would have preferred Bernie Sanders to be the Democratic nominee in the United States in 2020, by age [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 10, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127829/share-us-adults-preferred-bernie-sanders-democratic-nominee-age/
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YouGov. (2020). Share of adults who would have preferred Bernie Sanders to be the Democratic nominee in the United States in 2020, by age. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 10, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127829/share-us-adults-preferred-bernie-sanders-democratic-nominee-age/
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