America’s New Political War Pits Young Men Against
Young Women
A majority of men under 30 support former President
Trump and Republican control of Congress, a sharp reversal from the 2020 race;
young women strongly favor Democrats
What Is America’s Gender War Actually About?
Derek Thompson:
In 1999, women ages 18 to 29 were five percentage
points more likely than men to say they were “very liberal.” In 2023, the gap
expanded to 15 percentage points. While young women are clearly moving left,
some evidence suggests that young men are drifting right. From 2017 to 2024,
the share of men under 30 who said the U.S. has gone “too far” promoting gender
equality more than doubled, according to data shared by Daniel Cox, a senior
fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a free-market think tank. Gallup
data show that young men are now leaning toward the Republican Party more than
at any other point this century.
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