crazy ball Many Gen Z Men Feel Left Behind. Some See Trump as an Answer.
In some wayscrazy ball, this presidential election has become a referendum on gender roles — and the generation with the biggest difference in opinion between male and female voters is Generation Z.
On one side are young women, who as a group are very liberal, and who have been politically galvanized by gender bombshells like #MeToo, the overturning of Roe v. Wade, and the candidacy of Vice President Kamala Harris.
On the other are young men, some of whom feel that rapidly changing gender roles have left them behind socially and economically, and see former President Donald J. Trump as a champion of traditional manhood.
Gen Z’s Gender Gap
Though women are more likely than men to
support Kamala Harris over Donald Trump in
every age group, the gap is biggest among the
youngest voters.
Support for Harris and Trump by age and gender
SUPPORTS HARRIS
SUPPORTS TRUMP
Women
Men
Age 18 to 29
Age 30 to 44
Age 45 to 64
Age 65+
+40
Harris
+30
+20
+10
EVEN
+10
+20
Trump
Gen Z’s Gender Gap
Though women are more likely than men to support Kamala Harris over
Donald Trump in every age group, the gap is biggest among the youngest voters.
Support for Harris and Trump by age and gender
SUPPORTS HARRIS
SUPPORTS TRUMP
Women
Men
Age 18 to 29
Age 30 to 44
Age 45 to 64
Age 65+
+40
Harris
+30
+20
+10
EVEN
+10
+20
Trump
Source: NYT/Siena Aug. 2024 battleground polls in Ariz., Ga., Mich., Nev., Pa. and Wis.
When President Biden was still in the race, men ages 18 to 29 favored Mr. Trump by an average of 11 percentage points, while young women favored Mr. Biden by 28 points, according to four national New York Times/Siena College polls conducted from last December to June. That was a 39-point gender gap — far exceeding that of any older generation.
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SKIP ADVERTISEMENTAnd in Times/Siena polls of six swing states this month — taken after Ms. Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee — young men favored Mr. Trump by 13 points, while young women favored Ms. Harris by 38 points, a 51-point gap. (Our companion article on the shift among young women is here.)
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