Among 18-24 year olds, more men and women identify as conservative than liberal, according to a new Harvard Youth Poll.
Among men in this age group, 26% identify as conservative, while only 22% identify as liberal. This is 5% higher than men in the 25-29 age group.
The results were mirrored among women, with 3% more women aged 18-24 identifying as conservative than woman aged 25-29.
Overall among both sexes the largest group identified as moderates.

Axios notes that “It’s rare for a group of Americans that young to be more conservative than their immediate predecessors,” but suggest that young people may be turning rightwards because of their recent experience with the pandemic and also a general feeling of being ignored by the establishment.
John Della Volpe, director of polling at the Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics, believes the results show that 18-24 year olds see Trump “as an anti-hero and not a villain” and are attracted to him as by his “personality” more than his policies.
On Wednesday, The Washington Post claimed that young voters in battleground states could play a “decisive role” in the 2024 election.
“Young voters could have a monumental impact on the election, including the deadlocked presidential contest. Nationwide, nearly 42 million 18-to-27-year-olds—the group known as Generation Z—will be eligible to vote, according to a Post analysis of 2022 census data. Nearly half are people of color.
“In the seven battleground states—Georgia, Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin—about 7.8 million Gen Zers areeligible to vote in this fall’s election.”
According to the Post, observers believe colleges will “become more important than in past elections,” as they host more voter-registration drives, debate parties and panel discussions aimed at ensuring students vote.
Two-thirds of college students voted in 2020.
Both campaigns have invested heavily in social-media content designed to appeal to young people, and especially men.
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