YesCymru Fanc

Polling consistently shows that support for Welsh independence is strongest among younger demographics: a 2025 YesCymru-commissioned poll found 53% of 18–24 year olds and 72% of 25–34 year olds supported independence. YesCymru Fanc exists to organise and mobilise this demographic, which is critical to the movement's long-term viability.

YesCymru Fanc serves as the independence movement's youth engagement arm, using social media, campus events, and peer-to-peer organising to bring the devolution and independence arguments to audiences who may have no memory of the 1997 referendum or the early years of the Assembly. For this generation, the Senedd has always existed — the question is not whether Wales should have its own parliament but whether that parliament should have full sovereignty. YesCymru Fanc's messaging reflects this generational shift: rather than arguing for devolution's legitimacy (which is taken as given), it focuses on independence as the natural next step. The organisation's significance lies in its capacity to translate polling support among young people into active political engagement, voter registration, and turnout — particularly crucial for the 2026 Senedd election, which will be the first under the new electoral system and the first where 16- and 17-year-olds can vote.