Public opposition to stripping away Social Security and Medicare benefits is high, even as policymakers grapple with long-term funding for these entitlement programs. Just 6% of adults favor reducing the size of Social Security benefits while 79% oppose. Raising the age of Social Security eligibility by three years to 70 […] Read more »
Harvard Youth Poll: 63% of young adults support stricter gun laws
A national poll of America’s 18-to-29-year-olds conducted between March 13 and March 23, 2023 by the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School indicates that more than three-in-five (63%) believe our gun laws should be stricter — including a majority of young people in college and not in college; a […] Read more »
TikTok’s fate is in the hands of the creators
… With lawmakers grumbling that youth don’t comprehend our nation’s threats and youth questioning lawmakers who don’t appreciate their values or understand their use of technology — the team at SocialSphere and I tried to sort things out. We fielded an in-depth survey of more than 1,600 Gen Z (18-26 […] Read more »
Gen Z voters oppose TikTok ban, but worry about China’s influence
A new poll studying the attitudes of younger American voters toward TikTok finds that Gen Z voters oppose banning TikTok while millennials support a prohibition, even as a majority of all these younger voters express concerns about China misusing the social media app. Among registered voters aged 18 to 42, […] Read more »
Generation Z is the most racially diverse and fastest-growing segment of the electorate
Generation Z voters, those ages 18 to 25, represent the fastest-growing portion of the electorate, growing from 0% in 2012 (when they were too young to vote), to 9% of all voters in 2022, according to merged data from NBC News polls during that period. … Not only the fastest-growing […] Read more »
Young Republicans warn the party to promote issues that young voters care about
Most young voters cast their ballots for Democratic candidates in last month’s midterm elections. Now, young Republicans are demanding change from their party to keep up with their generation. A Martínez & Elena Moore, NPR News The OPINION TODAY email newsletter is a concise daily rundown of significant new poll results and insightful […] Read more »