It's the editorial columnist's evergreen op-ed: since the 2016 election and the inaugural Women's March in January 2017, the pundit class has wondered, Women demonstrated, but will they vote? They marched, but will they run?

A new report from Lake Research Partners and American Bridge, the progressive research and communications organization, released to ELLE.com, has at last provided a conclusive answer: Yes.

The research finds that millennial Americans' enthusiasm around politics and political engagement has soared, and pinpoints the two issues that seem to have motivated the increased attention—the #MeToo movement and reproductive freedom.

In a memo that summarizes the research, which was drawn from a survey of 800 likely 2018 voters nationwide, pollsters report that 63 percent of all voters believe that the #MeToo movement has empowered women and girls, with 80 percent of African-American women and 70 percent of millennial women in agreement. Furthermore, 82 percent of millennial women and a full 85 percent of African-American women feel more enthusiastic about voting in the upcoming elections. (Attn: editorial columnists! They will vote.)

"We are in the midst of a powerful, lasting movement," says Dawn Huckelbridge, senior director of the Women's Rights Initiative at American Bridge. "It isn’t one march or one cultural moment. Women are declaring themselves as a powerful constituency at the polls."

And given what millennial women report on the issues that have motivated their newfound political attention, elected representatives should be mindful of these numbers: 84 percent of millennial women strongly agree that everyone must have the freedom to decide whether and when to become a parent, a staggering data point that speaks to a larger trend; "millennials coming of age post 9/11—especially with Trump in the White House," the memo reads, "makes control in a chaotic world a major focus for this age group."

"Young Americans have grown up with a hyper awareness of sexual harassment and assault, school violence, and violence against people of color," Huckelbridge says. "And now with Trump as president, young women especially have a lot to be angry about. They’re telling us, 'We’re going to take control.'" And they don't plan to do it on their own. Across all demographics, the report finds that 66 percent of women are "very likely" to encourage friends and relatives to vote, a number that includes 73 percent of African-American women, 53 percent of Latinas, and 55 percent of millennial women.

"This is a clear reminder that Americans are pro-choice and these attacks on reproductive freedom will not be tolerated. Women are watching."