Main Edition
US
FR
Even recent claims that his uncle was eaten by cannibals don’t seem to be earning Joe Biden any love from Gen Z. New polling reveals that while the President leads rival Donald Trump by 45% to 37% among Americans aged 18-29, this margin is far smaller than the 23 points which separated the two during the 2020 election. More interesting, though, is the apparent age split within the younger generation.
Biden is ahead by 29% points among voters 25-29, but only 14% among voters 18-24, seeming to confirm anecdotal reports that the younger part of the Gen Z cohort is substantially more conservative than the older part. https://t.co/TP4M9DoNBi
— David Bernstein (@ProfDBernstein) April 18, 2024
This is because when looking at what the Harvard Youth Poll calls “likely voters”, as distinct from the entire age group, Biden has a 26-point lead over Trump among those aged 25-29, yet is only ahead by 14 points when it comes to voters in the 18-24 bracket. Are younger Zoomers more conservative than the elder part of the cohort? Must be all the TikTok radicalisation…
Join the discussion
Join like minded readers that support our journalism by becoming a paid subscriber
To join the discussion in the comments, become a paid subscriber.
Join like minded readers that support our journalism, read unlimited articles and enjoy other subscriber-only benefits.
SubscribeThat’s lazy lying that says you believe the audience is morons. If you are going to make things up, they should have a little plausibility, not be outlandish things that can be debunked within 3 seconds.