(Newspaper) – an increasing political fracture emerges between Americans under the age of 30, while younger voters move to the Republican partyAccording to a new survey. If the trend continues, it could considerably reshape the future of American policy.
While young voters have traditionally lean democratic, Gen Z played a crucial role by re -election the president Donald Trump in November 2024.
A new Yale Young SurveyAffiliated with the institution of Yale for Social and Political Studies, noted that voters aged 18 to 21 now promote the Republicans of 11.7 points, which questions the common perception of generation Z as “uniformly progressive”.
Among the Republicans, vice-president Jd vance appeared as the most popular figure, with a clear note of favorability of +65 in total and +54 among republican voters under the age of 30, according to the ballot. More than 53% of Republicans (50% in 30) said they would support Vance in the GOP 2028 primary.
On the Democratic side, former vice-president Kamala Harris Directed with 27.5% of party voters saying that they would support it “if the primary of 2028 was held today”. She also owned a high favorability rating of +60.
However, attracting voters will not be easy for Republicans. A CNN survey revealed that 56% of respondents disapprove of the way Trump has managed the economy since its return to functions, while 44% say they approve, and 1% say they have no opinion on the issue.
“Politicians often promise young voters and reach out to young voters, but they cannot do so if they don’t understand what young voters believe and where young voters are,” said Jack Dozier, deputy director of Poll Yale Youth. “This is why surveys like this is really important because it provides information – although imperfect information, but nevertheless – on what young voters believe.”
The Yale Yale Youth Spring 2025 survey interviewed 4,100 voters from April 1 to 3, including a surampon of 2204 voters aged 18 to 29. He covered a wide range of questions, from foreign policy to gender identity, with three themes that stand out: opinions on protest rights, the roles of universities in politics and endowments of rich universities. The survey’s margin of error was ± 1.9 percentage point.