Find Out Now surveyed 511 parents of children aged 16-17 and 513 parents of children aged 12 on 12th February for the Mail on Sunday. Find Out Now is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules.

Parents of 16 to 17 year old children

• Less than 4 in 10 (37%) say their child keeps up with what is happening in the news, politics and current affairs
• Over three quarters (76%) say their child primarily gets their information about politics and current affairs from social media, like TikTok, Instagram or Snapchat. Only 2% said “newspapers”
• Less than 4 in 10 (37%) say they support the Government plan to give vote to 16 and 17 year olds
• Only a third (35%) say their child would be ready to vote in a general election. Outright majority says their child is not
• When asked how they think their child would vote, once excluding ‘Don’t know’ and ‘Would not vote’, the result is a dead-even split between Reform and Labour
• Asked about their child’s opinion on various issues:
  • 3 to 1 agree that immigration too high
  • 2 to 1 disagree that benefits too high
  • Plurality agree (42% vs 24%) that there should be death penalty

Parents of 12 year old children

• 2 to 1 support idea of giving vote to 16 and 17 year olds (i.e. that their child in 4 years could vote)
• Only 4 in 10 (42%) say their child shows interest in the news, politics and current affairs
• When asked how they think their child would vote (if election held tomorrow), most don’t know, but Labour comes first followed closely by Green party

Full data tables available here (for parents of 16-17 year olds) and here (for parents of 12 year olds)