While President Biden’s rating decline over the past year has been broad-based, spanning both political and demographic lines, it has been especially pronounced among younger people and independents. Both groups have voted decisively Democratic in recent years — their continued frustration or disappointment would make the party’s tough path to […] 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 »
Younger U.S. adults less likely to see big differences between the parties or to feel well represented by them
Nearly six-in-ten U.S. adults (59%) see a great deal of difference between the two major political parties, up from 55% just two years ago and substantially higher than in prior decades. Yet as in past years, there are wide age differences in these views: Younger adults are less likely than […] Read more »
Democracy is ‘failed’ or ‘in trouble’ among young voters, a new poll shows
Last week, Harvard’s Kennedy School released a poll of young Americans, ages 18 to 29, and found a generation of voters that looks a little different than many people expected. There was not a lot of youthful optimism in the data and some findings showed that large divisions in the […] Read more »