![]() They grew up in a time of very intense political division, and instead of having candidates that they really rallied around, it was issues. ![]() It's a completely different playing field for these people. They might be very passionate about an issue, but they do not call themselves Democrats or Republicans. But listening to your reporting over the last few years, it has been very clear that Gen Z voters don't really see themselves that way. This is the era that red state and blue state was invented as a terminology and took hold. And I feel like party identity was a big part of political engagement for millennials of that age. I'm thinking about millennial voters who came of age in the 2000, the 2004, the 2008 presidential elections. Next year, in 2024, they're going to make up about half, and then over the next 10 years or so, it's going to surpass 50%.ĭETROW: We are talking about Gen Z and millennials here as collectively young voters, but many megabytes of internet content have been devoted to the fact that there are wide cultural differences between those two generations. And millennials and Gen Z are actually going to keep growing as a portion of the electorate. So in the last, like, 10 years or so, young voters have really exploded onto the scene and showed people, we're here, we're loud. And not only did they show up in high numbers, but they overwhelmingly voted for now President Biden over Trump.Īnd then two years later, in the midterms, younger voters showed up, and they actually overwhelmingly still voted for Democrats. It was one of the highest turnouts for young voters since, like, the 1970s, when they lowered the voting age to 18. We're in the midst of the pandemic, and young voters show up. If you look at the last few major elections, young voters have really surprised people. Is that the case with the young voters we're talking about right now? So it's a big group, and it's a growing group.ĭETROW: Regardless of what generation we're talking about, the view, the stereotype of young voters for a very long time has been passionate, loud, don't always vote. ![]() So for the millennial generation, that's anyone from 1981 to 1996. Technically, if you are part of Generation Z, you are born between 20. It could be Gen Z-er Olivia Rodrigo, the pop star. It could be Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who is famously a millennial. MOORE: A younger voter can be many people. MOORE: I feel like you brought me here just for me to tell you that you're young. Am I still a younger voter? Like, how - who are younger voters? Who are we talking about here? I'm so excited to be here.ĭETROW: So I paused reading that because I thought, do we still consider millennials young voters? And I say this as a proud elder millennial, geriatric millennial, will-ennial (ph), if you will. Elena Moore will be covering new voters as part of our elections team, and she joins us now. But NPR has a new reporter looking for answers to that question. What exactly that will mean in 2024 is an open question. Younger voters - Gen Z and millennials - are becoming a bigger and bigger part of the political process.
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