… Young adults have become an essential electoral asset for Democrats—and loom as a potentially decisive factor in determining whether the party can avoid the worst outcomes up and down the ballot this November. In particular, young voters may decide whether Democrats can preserve the fragile hold on the Senate […] Read more »
Generation Z Doesn’t Remember When America Worked
… Gen Z’s concerns seem to go beyond those gripping everyone in recent months. A generation turning to the left is colliding with a political system ever more structurally biased to the right. And a generation that wants the government to play an active role in improving people’s lives is […] Read more »
Polls show Biden is losing support from Gen Z. These young voters aren’t surprised
As the political calendar inches towards the midterm elections in November, a run of recent polling all points to one thing: President Biden has a problem with young voters. The new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll found support for the president had plummeted 16 points among Gen Z and millennials in the […] Read more »
A new look at how turmoil is defining the lives and politics of Generation Z
Teens and young adults get a bad rap. They’re often called lazy and entitled, with a new generation seen as inextricably glued to their phones and TikTok. And when they speak up about issues, it can be met with an eye roll or a knowing sigh. It’s the one that […] Read more »
MTV/AP-NORC Poll: Younger Generations Stand Out on Identity, Acceptance, and Progressive Policies
Americans ages 13-24 – often referred to as Gen Z – are more progressive than Gen X (ages 41-56) and even Millennials (ages 25-40) along many social and political measures. But divisions along race and ethnicity, age, gender, and ideology seen in other generations are present even within this younger […] Read more »
The Good News for the GOP Is Only Temporary
… The Republican Party has dug itself a hole with regard to young, educated voters. Although Americans under 30 are less likely to vote than their older counterparts, they are a rapidly growing proportion of the electorate. Gen Z Americans, a cohort that includes today’s college students, now make up […] Read more »