The study discovered that five per cent of 11- to 21-year-olds would vote for the far-right political party, which attracted 0.7 per cent of support at this year's general election.
Only the three main parties have more backing among young people, with the Green Party on three per cent.
Research director Helen Haste said the finding was disturbing. "The BNP clearly has some attraction for a certain category of young people, mostly socially and economically deprived males," she said.
In the survey of almost 900 young people in schools and colleges in England, Scotland and Wales, Labour led with 19 per cent, followed by the Liberal Democrats on 15 per cent and the Conservatives on 12 per cent. One in three respondents didn't know who they would vote for.
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