But in this poll, Sanders's support is driven by voters ages 18 to 44, more so than any other candidate in the race right now. The older, and wealthier, the voter gets, the less interested they are in Sanders. These results are consistent with five national polls between November 2018 and March 2019 — and with exit polls from 2016 primaries.
"It's younger. It's more diverse. It's people of color," Joshua Ulibarri, a partner with the Democratic research firm Lake Research Partners, said of Sanders's coalition. "It's still pretty Anglo, [but] he has made some inroads with African Americans."
A Harvard/Harris poll in November 2018 found Sanders polling favorably with Latinos and black voters by
58 percent and 66 percent, respectively. Forty-seven percent of white voters viewed him favorably in that poll. Among those 18 to 24 years of age, 59 percent supported Sanders. But in the 65-plus age range, his support dropped 10 points, to 49 percent.
That age gap had grown by January 2019, when another Harvard/Harris poll showed a 23 percent drop in favorability for Sanders between the
oldest age group and the youngest. That poll again showed people of color liking Sanders more than white voters.
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