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Current Events => Politics => Topic started by: Ptarmigan on September 11, 2024, 08:51:28 PM
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Older Voters Most Likely To Be Democrat While GOP Gains Young Adults, Poll Finds
https://wokespy.com/older-voters-most-likely-to-be-democrat-while-gop-gains-young-adults-poll-finds/
The GOP has long unfairly been stereotyped as a party for old white men by its critics.
Long-standing beliefs typically portray younger voters as more liberal compared to their parents, with conservatism rising among older age groups. However, a New York Times/Siena poll found that nothing could be further from the truth.
A poll of 1,374 respondents found a roughly equal split among Republican, Democrat and independent voters with approximately 30% in each category.
37% of women are registered Democrat compared to just 21% of men, according to the poll. 35% of male respondents identified as Republican (29% for women) while men were also more likely to be independent voters by a nine percentage point split.
And, most surprising of all, as Michael Tracey notes, is that the demographic that now identifies most with Democrats are voters age 65+ (with only 37% identifying with Democrats), while the demo that identifies least with Democrats is voters age 18-29 (of which only 22% identify with Democrats).
The Democratic party is older. DU is microcosm of that.