Economic concerns and growing disenchantment with both parties is draining support for Trump among Gen Z young men, a key bloc of support during the 2024 election

Male Gen Z voters are breaking with Donald Trump and the Republican party at large, recent polls show, less than a year after this same cohort defied convention and made a surprise shift right, helping Trump win the 2024 election.

Taken with wider polling suggesting Democrats will lead in the midterms, the findings on young men spell serious trouble for the Republican Party in 2026.

Younger Gen Z men, those born between 2002 and 2007, may be even more anti-Trump, according to October research from YouGov and the Young Men’s Research Project, a potential sign that their time living through the social upheavals of the Covid pandemic and not being political aware during the first Trump administration may be shaping their experience.

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[+] 24 points 10 months ago (4 children)
  • [–] 25 points 10 months ago

    No problem. According to their bubble, that only happens to the bad people that didn't follow the rules. Every single one deserved it in their view.

    I've spoken to Trump supporters who are themselves illegal immigrants (overstayed visa). They don't see the problem.

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  • [–] 11 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    From another who has 1st gen relatives who literally entered illegally and who also voted Trump, the following are some reasons in no particular order. They fully believed he would only deport "the bad ones." They STILL voted for him despite one part of the family who is still not fully citizens.

    They still don't believe non-criminals are being kidnapped, they still think he's a good businessman, and still think he's a great president.

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