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The most up-to-date user research and UX jobs in the games industry

Getting a job in the games industry is hard, and competition can be fierce. Here’s how to get ahead of everyone else and start your new career in games user research today.

The latest games user research jobs

The games industry is full of passionate and inspired people, and can be a fantastic industry for running interesting, relevant and fun UX + user research studies, and professional quality playtests.

Grow your games career and discover a new role in the industry. See the latest games UX + user research roles for every stage of your career below:

• User Research Intern – 6 Months FTC – Square Enix – London, England, United Kingdom Published 1 day ago
• [Publishing Center] Senior Games User Researcher(A163115) – MOONTON GAMES – Singapore, Singapore Published 2 days ago
• Senior User Researcher – SEGA Europe – Horsham, England, United Kingdom Published 2 days ago
• Intern – User Experience – Nintendo – Redmond, WA Published 2 days ago
• Quantitative User Research Analyst – ACTIVISION – Remote, work from home – Washington State Published 3 days ago
• User Experience Researcher – Microsoft – Redmond, Washington, United States Published 8 days ago
• Games User Researcher – Solsten – Minneapolis, Minnesota Published 8 days ago
• Sr. / Lead User Researcher – Games24x7 – Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Published 12 days ago
• Senior Manager, Insights – Central User Research – Riot Games – Los Angeles, USA Published 12 days ago
• Qualitative User Researcher – Plarium – Herzliya – Israel Published 12 days ago
• United Kingdom, LondonSenior Quantitative UX Researcher – PlayStation – Published 19 days ago
• Consumer Insights intern – Beta Hat Published 21 days ago
• Sr. / Lead User Researcher – Games24x7 Published 21 days ago
• UX Researcher – Games, Apps, & VR – The Mom Project Published 29 days ago
• UX & Player Researcher, New Games – Metacore Published 1 month ago
• Senior Researcher – Consumer Insights, Games Product – Netflix Published 1 month ago
• Senior UX Researcher (12 month FTC) | Candy Crush Saga – King Published 1 month ago
• Game Research Intern – Supercell Published 1 month ago
• User Researcher – Sharkmob Published 1 month ago
• User Experience Research Intern (R25712) – Epic Games Published 1 month ago
• User Experience Researcher, Shared Development Services – 2K Published 1 month ago
• UX Researcher – Xsolla Published 1 month ago
• Contract User Researcher – Bungie Published 1 month ago
• Senior User Researcher – Riot Games Published 1 month ago
• UX Researcher, PlayStation Partners – PlayStation Published 1 month ago

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Summer 2025 - Slack PhD User Research Intern

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• California - San Francisco
• Posted 11 October 2024
• California Salary $58 - $65

Description

Slack is on a mission to make your working life simpler, more pleasant, and more productive. We are hiring a User Research Intern for Summer 2025 to help design the future of Slack! Researchers serve a vital role here from understanding the problems we’re solving for users to guiding teams through iteration and feedback. We appreciate researchers who think deeply, speak clearly, and love collaboration and feedback. You will have the opportunity to work with a small and collaborative team and will be paired with one of our user researchers, who will act as your mentor throughout the program! In addition, as an intern you will have access to resources and events to help you grow both professionally and personally. Throughout your internship, you will be part of events including Executive Speaker Series, AMAs, Volunteer Time Off, Workshops, and Socials. Lastly, you have access to participate in any of Slack's 7 Employee Resource Groups (ERGs). What you will be doing

• Work closely with your mentor and user research leadership to define the details of your projects and contribute to the overall direction of your product area
• Collaborate with design, engineering, and product management to understand the critical research questions and craft a research approach to best answer them
• Conduct actionable research to help guide the product team’s decision-making and design process
• Solicit and incorporate feedback on your work from your mentor, other user researchers, and multi-functional team members

What you should have

• Must be graduating December 2025 or later
• A strong portfolio, showcasing deep methodological strength, along with experience across all steps of a research process, such as: data collection, cleaning and analysis, synthesis, and documenting and sharing findings.
• Commitment to learning from others and self-awareness of your strengths and growth areas and a desire to improve your skills
• Experience working and collaborating with diverse teams in a dynamic environment to understand, explore, and answer research questions
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and a passion for sharing what you’ve learned in a simple yet compelling manner

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• Preferred applicants are currently in the later stages of pursuing a Master’s or Ph.D. degree. Programs such as human-computer interaction, sociology, psychology, communication, information science, or any program with an applied research component are preferred.
• Previous experience working in a technology company or business environment, as an intern or otherwise.
• Previous experience researching genAI, computer supported collaboration, or knowledge workers
• Experience turning qualitative findings into frameworks or design artifacts, a mixed-method background such as qualitative interviews and surveys (with related statistics), and/or experience using remote research tools and vendors such as Qualtrics, UserTesting, etc.

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• Create high quality user experience deliverables including but not limited to user stories, personas, user journey maps, information architecture diagrams and user testing recommendations
• Be proactive in the user research and testing of key parts of the University web presence, pre-empting needs and ensuring that design decisions are evidence-based
• Work with the Senior Digital Designer to create wireframes, sketches, storyboards and interactive prototypes as necessary
• Provide professional advice and guidance on user experience processes, procedures and results to internal and external customers, using judgement and creativity to suggest the most appropriate course of action where appropriate, and ensuring a shared understanding of complex and conceptual issues
• Communicate clearly the vision for the University’s web presence and foster understanding and support from stakeholders, building and maintaining effective relationships to ensure engagement with and understanding of user experience decisions
• Manage individual projects to improve the user experience of specific websites or web applications
• Plan and conduct usability research both online and in the field and provide recommendations for improvement
• Work with project stakeholders and team members to test business requirements using heuristic/qualitative methods
• Coordinate, conduct and moderate user research to establish the effectiveness of new or existing designs
• Establish working relationships with key contacts, developing appropriate links with the University’s Schools/Directorates and outside bodies as required
• Examples of highly detailed studies that you can show us
• Basic knowledge of Tableau Software, Google Analytics, Excel Power Pivot, or similar
• Can stay non-biased even when designers try to sweet talk you
• Laid back, but can unleash the fire to get things done
• Easily adapts and learns new things whether it is a new testing tool, a design process change, or a new game
• Experience in Mobile Device-specific User Research
• Translate research findings into usable and actionable design tools that may include personas, design principles, design requirements
• Be responsible for the planning, delivery and analysis of research projects that support and inform your team's work both in the short and long term
• Shape strategy and vision for your product area together with product managers
• Work in the way that works for you
• Validate both the existing content new initiatives
• Partner with user interface designers, product managers, and other stakeholders to identify research needs
• Develop plans for user research activities across the product lifecycle from early stage design and product definition activities to post-release assessment
• Understand and incorporate business and technical requirements in research strategies
• Work with product teams to define user experience goals and metrics
• Design and conduct a variety of research studies including contextual inquiry, user interviews, focus groups, task analysis, card sorting, expert reviews, design walkthroughs, formative and summative usability tests, and surveys
• Undergraduate degree in HCI or related field required
• Analyze hours and hours and hours of eyetracking or MORAE footage and identify and log potentially relevant clips
• In-depth understanding of qualitative and quantitative research methods, user-centered design principles, and a solid grasp of contemporary trends in Web and app design
• Speak clearly and write well in Hebrew and English
• Experience with qualitative research methodologies to support varying research needs, such as in-depth interviews, usability studies, focus groups
• You’re a born researcher with rock-solid execution
• Help deliver cutting edge user experience (human factors, usability, cognitive engineering, ) skills and services to the relevant Segments
• Synthesize research findings into meaningful themes and translate these results into actionable user centered design and product goals
• Evangelize Research findings to stakeholders through written reports and oral presentations
• Assume overall responsibility for research methodologies that are leveraged and incorporated throughout the software development lifecycle, incorporating end-user data and feedback into each iteration of the development process
• Plan, design, and conduct up-front product opportunity research, surveys, lab-based and field usability evaluation of products and prototypes
• Effectively synthesize research findings into actionable insights and guidance for the product management and UX/design teams through the use of personas, mental models, customer journeys, usability reports, You will then communicate these insights broadly throughout R&D, the executive team, support staff, and our agents in order to educate and drive awareness
• Implement scalable, ongoing user testing of live products to report on potential barriers to adoption/engagement, all aspects of usability, and opportunities for improvement, both from a UX and product/feature perspective
• Build productive relationships with product managers, designers, developers, agents and staff across the company so that you can act both as a preferred collaborator in developing great products and as a well-informed advocate for the user
• Recruit research participants
• Participate in data processing and analysis
• You’re an excellent communicator
• Solid understanding of quantitative and qualitative research methods and statistical concepts
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience as user researcher or related role
• Able to work on cross-functional teams and build relationships throughout the organization
• Experience with web analytics tools – Google Analytics preferred
• Direct customer interface experience (working with clients directly on project tasks
• Conducting rapid iterative prototype testing
• Interviewing Beta Testers
• Develop participant profiles, recruiting screeners, test design strategies and proposals, online usability study documents, and execute on time and on budget
• Provide interface design recommendations with firm conviction and a gentle touch, while carefully reading people so you'll always know the right balance of each
• Identify usability issues based on heuristic and statistical analyses
• Participate in data processing, analysis and reporting
• Assessing designs for usability issues for internal prototypes, current products and competitive products within and in related or adjacent spaces
• Primary work activities include applied user research work, , planning and conducting research labs, research analysis, competitive benchmarking, persona development, and design reviews
• Investigate potential problem areas on digital channels (website and mobile apps) or any other
• Supervise the development of detailed research project plans
• Product usage analysis including but not limited to effective use of user analytics (ex
• Propose, plan, facilitate, moderate, and analyse results from user research, focus groups, usability testing and market research to cover both user behavior and attitudes
• Hands-on experience in designing and running user research studies and usability tests
• Experience using Morae, UserZoom, and Validately
• You’re a born researcher
• BS in Statistics or similar quantitative field of study
• Lead synthesis of qualitative and quantitative customer data to inform research and design activities
• Translate research findings into design recommendations and communicate results to interdisciplinary project teams
• Communicate findings and recommendations verbally and via documentation
• Present findings to business owners, key stakeholders, senior executives, development teams and other UX team members
• Demonstrate up-to-date expertise in user experience research and apply this to projects
• Work closely with product and design teams to identify research topics, and build a research roadmap
• Ability to synthesize findings and make design/product recommendations
• Working with lead user researchers and service managers to develop and advocate appropriate research strategies to understand user needs for a service, and to continually test and improve the service
• Fostering a culture of team involvement in user research, team analysis, design rationale and decision making based on user needs
• Managing and mentoring user researchers and junior user researchers to ensure quality of research, and drive improvements in practice
• Knowledge of text heavy/content rich/B2B spaces publishing or big data and rich ways to present data is desirable but not essential
• You are fiercely independent
• 2-3 years of directly related work experience conducting user experience research using multiple research methodologies such as heuristic reviews, formative and summative studies, card sorting, ethnographic research
• Start-up atmosphere in a big Enterprise
• BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Statistics, Social Science or related field
• 5+ years conducting user experience research and/or market research is preferred - demonstrated expertise in a relevant field

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What Is User Research?

User research is the process of gathering information about users’ expectations, behaviors, and needs. It's an integral step in the development process, providing crucial insight into the specific features, functionalities, and experiences that users seek in a product or service. Individuals with solid user research skills can effectively leverage surveys, usability testing , user interviews, and other data collection techniques to ensure that products align with user needs and succeed in the market. This guide demonstrates the value of user experience researcher skills, explores their wide-ranging applications, and shows how improving your research abilities can help you achieve your professional goals.

Why Are User Research Skills Important?

From product managers to user experience researchers, professionals in a variety of roles harness the power of user research to enhance their designs. The technology industry is increasingly competitive, with innovative products and services emerging every day. Companies wanting to stand out in the market must ensure that their products provide a seamless, enjoyable user experience that leaves the average user feeling accomplished and satisfied. This requires that the organization closely examines the way users interact with a product or service, identifies any pain points or areas of frustration, and implements user feedback into each stage of the design process. 

Top Hard Skills for User Researchers

To effectively collect insights, user researchers tap into a broad skill set that includes both hard and soft skills. Some of the most important skills for user researchers include:

• Prototyping. By developing early versions of a product, researchers can test different design strategies and features to observe their impact.
• User testing . Researchers employ various usability testing methods to observe how target audience members interact with a product. 
• Survey design. Surveys and other feedback mechanisms allow users to gather in-depth information about users’ perceptions and opinions. The way that survey questions are designed and presented directly impacts the quality and actionability of the collected data.  
• Qualitative and quantitative research methods. By mastering a diverse range of research techniques, user researchers can paint a detailed picture of users’ needs and preferences. 
• User journey mapping. To create a journey map, researchers chart the series of actions a user performs to accomplish a goal. They identify any delays or problems and devise ways to simplify processes and optimize the user experience. 
• Behavioral analytics. By closely examining how users interact with a product or service, researchers can fine-tune their products to align with user needs.

Top Soft Skills for User Researchers 

Technical proficiencies are crucial for researchers, but their job duties also require soft skills. Some additional important user research skills include:

• Curiosity. The desire to discover and explore is at the heart of effective research. Individuals who are motivated to ask questions and uncover insights are well-suited for jobs requiring user research skills. 
• Problem-solving. User researchers with strong problem-solving abilities can navigate complex challenges and adapt their strategies to meet fluctuating conditions. 
• Creativity. Ingenuity, innovation, and out-of-the-box thinking allow user researchers to execute effective investigations that lead to actionable insights. 
• Active listening. Because they’re interested in learning the target audience’s perspective, user researchers must pay close attention to what users say about a product. 
• Collaboration. User researchers work closely with product managers, UX/UI designers, sales teams, developers, and other stakeholders. This allows them to integrate diverse viewpoints and facilitates better cross-team alignment. 
• Time management. Because user researchers oversee multiple research projects simultaneously, they must allocate their time, energy, and resources efficiently to meet deadlines. 

What Are the Benefits of Having User Research Skills?

If you’re interested in UX design , product design, software development, or a related career field, enhancing your user research skills offers a multitude of benefits, including:

• Enhanced employability. Because clients and employers increasingly recognize the importance of the user experience, they consistently seek professionals who can help them gather qualitative and quantitative data to guide their product development process. If you can master the art of user research, you’ll have more job opportunities to choose from. 
• Higher earning potential. With extensive user research experience, you’re more likely to qualify for advanced and specialized roles. Additionally, freelance clients are often more willing to pay top dollar for professionals who excel in user research. 
• Broader skill set. By honing your user research skills, you will enhance related competencies such as collaboration, data analysis, critical thinking, and problem-solving. This will strengthen your ability to make data-driven decisions in both your professional and personal life.

Examples of User Research Skills in the Workplace

While the term “user research” is frequently associated with user experience researchers, it’s also essential for professionals in software engineering, content creation, marketing, and several other industries. Here are some of the many ways that user research skills apply in the workplace:

Software Development

Whether a company creates an operating system, mobile app, enterprise software solution, or another product, user research drives the development process. by exploring and analyzing the target audiences’ needs and preferences, software developers ensure that their products are both functional and aligned with users’ expectations. , online retailers face fierce competition. to attract and retain customers, they must ensure that their platforms provide an enjoyable shopping experience while maximizing conversion rates. e-commerce companies conduct research into shoppers' behavior and preferences through usability testing, a/b testing, heatmap analysis, and other user research techniques., manufacturing, for physical products to succeed in the market, manufacturers must understand what their customers want. this often requires gathering insights through product testing, observational studies, focus groups, and other forms of user research., dvertisement and marketing firms rely on user research to understand the target audience’s preferences and behaviors. this allows them to craft effective marketing campaigns that enhance customer engagement and brand loyalty. , with so many exciting games on the market, gaming companies determined to maintain a competitive edge must ensure that their products deliver exceptional user experiences that captivate players’ interest. game creators accomplish this by conducting playtests, focus groups, usability tests, and other forms of user research., for educational technology firms, maximizing student engagement is a top priority. curriculum developers and edtech organizations conduct extensive research into how students interact with their products, the usability of their platforms across different devices, and the impact of their products on learning outcomes..

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User research skills are essential to success in many different fields. Whether you’re just starting your professional journey or have many years of experience under your belt, improving your user research abilities can enhance your career prospects and help you stand out from the competition. User research skills are especially valuable in the following roles: 

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Most Voters Say Harris Will Concede – and Trump Won’t – If Defeated in the Election

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With just weeks until Election Day, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are in a dead heat among all registered voters: 48% say they would vote for Harris if the election were held today and 47% say they would support Trump. Another 5% of voters opt for a third-party candidate.

A large majority of voters (82%) say they are certain they support Harris or Trump in the election. A much smaller share say they might change their mind about who to support – or only lean toward either of the two major party candidates when asked in a follow-up question.

Among registered voters:

• 42% say they are certain about their support for Harris.
• 40% say they are certain about their support for Trump.
• 5% say they support Chase Oliver, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Jill Stein or Cornel West.
• Roughly one-in-ten say they are likely to support or lean toward supporting Harris or Trump.

When forced to choose between Harris or Trump in a two-way matchup, voters who initially say they would support a third-party candidate or do not lean toward any of the candidates are divided in their preferences: 35% say they would pick Trump if forced to choose, while 36% say Harris. About three-in-ten decline to answer.

The snapshot of the race in this report is based on all registered voters. Not all voters will turn out in the 2024 presidential election – and those who are undecided or unsure about their choice are far less motivated to vote than are those who express more certainty.

Voters who are certain about their choice are significantly more likely to say they have thought “a lot” about the candidates running for president, that it really matters who wins the race, and that they are extremely motivated to vote.

Among Harris or Trump backers who say they’re certain about their candidate choice:

• 70% have thought “a lot” about the candidates.
• 84% say it really matters who wins.
• 70% say they are extremely motivated to vote.

In contrast, far smaller shares of those who are unsure about supporting Harris or Trump say they are interested or invested in the outcome.

Among voters who are less certain about their choice (i.e., those who support Trump or Harris, but say they could change their minds, or lean toward supporting Trump or Harris):

• 38% have given a lot of thought to the candidates.
• 36% say “it really matters” who wins.
• 19% are extremely motivated to vote.

Those who support a third-party candidate are also significantly less likely to say they are motivated to vote, have thought a lot about the election, or that it “really matters” who wins.

How turnout was related to preelection measures of interest in 2020

While most registered voters say they have a preference for president in the 2024 election, data from the 2020 election shows how challenging it is to predict who will actually turn out.

The data in this report is based on all registered voters. Any adult citizen who says they are “absolutely certain” they are registered to vote is included in the analysis.

But it is important to note that not all registered voters will vote in the election. In the most recent presidential election , roughly a third of voting-eligible adults did not cast a ballot for president.

Analyses that link survey respondents to their vote records find that many more voters express an intention to vote in surveys conducted before an election than ultimately turn out to vote.

For instance, in an October 2020 survey, 86% of U.S. citizens said they planned to vote. However, a post-election analysis that matched these respondents to their voting records found that while 98% of those who ended up casting a ballot in the election had said they intended to vote, roughly half of those who did not vote (53%) also had expressed that they planned to vote in the preelection survey.

Surveys often ask other measures of self-reported voting interest and enthusiasm, and these are also highly correlated with actual turnout. But some voters who express high levels of preelection interest and enthusiasm ultimately end up staying home, while some who are relatively uninterested end up casting ballots.

This report looks at the broader pool of all registered voters to shed light on how different types of voters view the candidates and the potential outcome. For more information about election polling, refer to our explainer .

The current snapshot of how all registered voters view the race shows Harris and Trump in a virtual tie: 48% say they would vote for or lean toward Harris if the election were held today, while 47% say they would support Trump.

The underlying pattern in voting preferences mirrors those from last month : Harris is preferred among younger voters, Black voters and those with a college degree while Trump is favored among older voters, White voters and men.

Men are more likely to prefer Trump than Harris, while women favor Harris by a similar margin.

Race and ethnicity

More White voters prefer Trump to Harris (55% to 41%), while Black voters overwhelmingly back Harris (79% vs. 14%). Among all registered Hispanic voters, roughly half (54%) support Harris, while a smaller share (38%) support Trump. And Asian voters back Harris over Trump by two-to-one (62% vs. 30%).

Registered voters without a four-year college degree back Trump over Harris (52% vs. 42%). The reverse is true for registered voters with a college degree (57% Harris vs. 38% Trump).

Voters under 50 are more likely to prefer Harris over Trump (50% vs. 41%) while those ages 50 and older prefer Trump (52% vs. 46%). Voters under 50 are more likely to say they would support a candidate other than Harris or Trump (7%) than are those 50 and older (2%).

For more on voting preferences among registered voters, refer to the detailed tables .

2020 turnout and support for Harris and Trump

Trump has held onto most of his supporters from 2020 (94% say they support him this year). And Harris receives a similar level of support from President Joe Biden’s 2020 voters (92% support her).

Just 5% of voters who backed Biden four years ago say they now support Trump, while 4% of voters who cast ballots for Trump last time now back Harris.

Voters who did not vote in 2020 – either because they chose not to or were too young – are split about evenly between Trump (45%) and Harris (44%), while 8% say they back a third-party candidate.

2020 Trump voters

Trump’s support is strongest among voters who backed him in both 2016 and 2020 (97%) and among those who did not vote in 2016 but turned out for him four years ago (93%).

Most voters who switched from Clinton or another candidate in 2016 to Trump in 2020 continue to support Trump (78% back him now), but their support is lower than among his other 2020 voters. About one-in-ten of these voters (11%) say they support a third-party candidate, while an identical share supports Harris.

2020 Biden voters

Support for Harris among Biden’s 2020 voters follows a similar pattern: 95% of voters who voted for Clinton in 2016 and Biden in 2020 say they support Harris, and 87% of those who did not vote in 2016 but cast a ballot for Biden in 2020 now support Harris.

About three-quarters of Biden’s 2020 voters who backed Trump or another candidate in 2016 are with Harris this year (76%), while 16% say they support Trump and 4% support a third-party candidate.

Harris and Trump supporters’ views of their vote

Harris’ supporters are more likely than Biden’s supporters were four years ago to view their vote as more of a vote for their candidate rather than a vote against Trump. About half of Harris supporters (48%) say they view their vote as a ballot for her. In 2020, 36% of Biden supporters said this about their vote for him.

The share of Democratic candidate supporters who say they are voting against Trump is down from 63% in 2020 to 52% today.

As in 2020, most Trump supporters say they are primarily voting for him rather than against his Democratic opponent. Two-thirds of Trump backers say they view their vote as a vote for him, while a third say their vote is against Harris.

Supporters of both Harris and Trump are about equally engaged with the election across three measures of interest in the campaign and voting. As was the case ahead of the 2020 presidential election , neither side has a clear advantage in voter engagement.

Yet voters overall report being less motivated to vote than at a similar point in 2020.

Strength of support

Trump (64%) holds a slight edge over Harris (59%) in the share of voters who say they strongly support their candidate, but his advantage over Harris is significantly narrower now (5 percentage points) than what it was over Biden in July (20 points).

Motivation to vote

Equal shares of Harris and Trump supporters say they are extremely motivated to vote (63% each).

Motivation to turn out to vote has decreased modestly since August, when 72% of Trump supporters and 70% of Harris supporters said they were extremely motivated to vote.

‘Really matters’ who wins

About eight-in-ten Harris supporters (79%) and nearly as many Trump supporters (76%) say the outcome of the election really matters.

Voters are somewhat less likely to say they are highly motivated to vote than in October 2020. Today, 81% of voters say they are extremely or very motivated to vote, 6 points lower than the share of voters who said this at a similar point in the 2020 campaign. The share who are extremely motivated is down from 69% in 2020 to 60% today.

Supporters of both candidates are now less motivated to vote than four years ago. About six-in-ten Trump supporters (63%) are extremely motivated to vote, which is down from 71% in October of 2020. Similarly, while 63% of Harris supporters say they are extremely motivated, that is down from the 72% of Biden’s supporters who said this in October of 2020.

Motivation to vote across key demographic groups

Overall, six-in-ten registered voters say they are extremely motivated to vote this year. But, as in past elections , there are some significant demographic differences in the shares expressing motivation to vote.

Among registered voters , men (59%) and women (62%) are about equally likely to say they are extremely motivated to vote. Women voters who support Harris (66%) are modestly more motivated than men who support the vice president (60%).

There are wide differences in motivation across racial and ethnic groups.

• 66% of White voters are extremely motivated to vote.
• 51% of Black voters are extremely motivated.
• 46% of Hispanic voters are extremely motivated.
• 44% of Asian voters are extremely motivated.

Motivation to vote increases with age: Today, 73% of voters ages 65 and older say they are extremely motivated to vote, compared with 66% of voters 50 to 64 and 54% of voters 30 to 49.

As in 2020, voters under age 30 are the least likely to say they are motivated to vote: 40% of voters in this age group say they are extremely motivated to vote. And Trump supporters under 30 are less likely than young Harris backers to be highly motivated to vote (34% to 50%, respectively).

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