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128. The Gender Gap: Young Women +17 for Harris, Young Men +14 for Trump

Fri Mar 28, 2025, 06:48 AM

Mar 28

As many observers expected before the election, there was a significant gender gap among young voters. Young women preferred Harris to Trump by a 17-point margin: 58% to 41%. But young men preferred Trump by a 14-point margin: 56% to 42%.

Notably, that gender gap is larger than the gender gap for the electorate overall.

Among voters of all ages, 52% of all female voters backed Harris, compared to 46% for Trump (+6). While among all male voters, Trump won 55% to 43% (+12). Young people who identify as nonbinary or in another way other than as a man or woman supported Harris by a 69-point margin.

There was a notable difference by age within the 18-29 age group.

Voters ages 18-24 supported Harris by 10 points, while their older peers (ages 25-29) supported Trump by 2 points. In the 2020 election, this group of young people were 21-25. That year, 18- to 24-year-olds supported Biden by 29 points, highlighting a major shift in vote choice for this segment of the youth electorate.

https://circle.tufts.edu/2024-election#youth-vote-+4-for-harris,-major-differences-by-race-and-gender

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This Is Why Young People Really Voted for Trump [View all] Demovictory9 Mar 26 OP

Have fun young'uns. Trump promised to make eveyone rich! NCDem47 Mar 26 #1

Yup, they will get sold into wage slavery and corporate towns. Initech Mar 26 #3

16 Ton and what you get. multigraincracker Mar 26 #32

I owe my soul to the company store! Initech Mar 26 #37

One of my dad's favorite tunes. multigraincracker Mar 26 #46

OMG, I'm a South Park fan but haven't seen this one. Amazon, wowzer! Abolishinist Mar 26 #57

Yeah that South Park bit was one of Matt & Trey's best! Initech Mar 27 #58

That was perfect NJCher Mar 27 #81

Simpleton's wanting a savior... pbmus Mar 26 #56

That's because a lot of people B.See Mar 28 #126

Which means we never really got the message to them. Scrivener7 Mar 26 #2

Or they are idiots Meowmee Mar 26 #7

If they are idiots, we need a message that resonates with idiots. Because we need their votes Scrivener7 Mar 26 #19

The problem is a large part of the electorate doesn't care about your messages that much Meowmee Mar 26 #53

If they don't care, we didn't convince them. We need at least the ones who stayed home. Scrivener7 Mar 27 #82

No matter how much you coddle these people and give in to whatever their whims are Meowmee Mar 27 #95

If we don't get some of them, we'll never win. Scrivener7 Mar 27 #97

Yes that part is true Meowmee Mar 27 #118

Proof: how quickly excuses change -- student loan debt, the environment, but he's old, Gaza, the economy. betsuni Mar 27 #99

Then we better convince more older people to vote for Democrats. Mariana Mar 27 #111

They aren't idiots LearnedHand Mar 26 #48

Yes they are... Meowmee Mar 26 #51

That's true of every Trump voter, regardless of age. Mariana Mar 27 #105

A distinction without a difference. ObscurePiton Mar 26 #49

LOL good one, that is what psycho did Meowmee Mar 26 #55

And psycho won. Scrivener7 Mar 27 #83

Maybe try to be psycho Meowmee Mar 27 #94

So what are you saying? Do nothing to get more votes than we just did? Scrivener7 Mar 27 #98

I too would like clarification on that point. ObscurePiton Mar 27 #107

No, we need to get more votes, that part is clear Meowmee Mar 27 #119

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Mar 27 #101

THIS. nt SkylineChili Mar 28 #129

My first thought as well. Messaging, damn it! yonder Mar 26 #9

Sure. It is all about "messaging." valleyrogue Mar 26 #22

Where is that extremism coming from? Messaging. Scrivener7 Mar 27 #88

BUT media has been right wing for way too long for that to still be a legitimate excuse. Scrivener7 Mar 27 #84

Agree. (mostly) yonder Mar 27 #91

Assholes Xoan Mar 26 #4

Everybody: Stop bashing young people !! Trust_Reality Mar 27 #59

Why don't you police/have a go at the older Gens? They vote Rethug at higher rates overall than us younger folk do. Celerity Mar 27 #69

I like bollocks! True Dough Mar 28 #127

Democracy only really functions when people are educated and engaged AZJonnie Mar 26 #5

Israelis poured into the streets when Netanyahu tried to undermine their legal system. Trump has taken a sledgehammer Demovictory9 Mar 26 #6

I doubt this has anything to do with recent changes in the educaiton system. Mariana Mar 26 #25

it's the gender gap pstokely Mar 27 #60

The gender gap appears in every age group. Mariana Mar 27 #75

The Gender Gap: Young Women +17 for Harris, Young Men +14 for Trump Celerity Mar 28 #128

Historians have a word... TxGuitar Mar 26 #8

If that's the case, then they're idiots. Sorry. flvegan Mar 26 #10

That's a winning argument iemanja Mar 26 #12

Then let's accuse pele of eating pets because that helped the Republicans JI7 Mar 26 #16

In all that information on our phones, what was our message? Scrivener7 Mar 27 #85

To paraphrase Indiana Jones movie, They chose poorly. Hassler Mar 26 #11

FA, not FO. AlanAdam Mar 27 #76

I laughed too GusBob Mar 27 #87

So what happens in the next election? Are they going to use their brains this time? Aristus Mar 26 #13

It might be a better idea to try to get more older voters to support Democrats. Mariana Mar 26 #26

Those things were at risk before, and they didn't give a shit. Aristus Mar 26 #30

Older folks are starting find out about Health Care Costs. multigraincracker Mar 26 #38

or maybe better messaging in a fractured media landscape pstokely Mar 27 #61

So true, Americans never want to admit they're wrong or if they don't know something. betsuni Mar 26 #31

So because they are dumbfucks JI7 Mar 26 #14

Wow. Insightful... Probatim Mar 26 #35

50% of the population score 100 or less. multigraincracker Mar 26 #39

I blame their parents for not raising them right. Emile Mar 26 #15

The parents who work full time, sticking the kids in front of a video game? WarGamer Mar 26 #18

The majority of their parents voted for Trump. Mariana Mar 26 #28

The NYT Author misses the whole point... WarGamer Mar 26 #17

" Guess they're in the "Find Out" stage now. the Ars Longa Mar 26 #20

Bullshit. This is all on young white males valleyrogue Mar 26 #21

Most white males in every age group voted for Trump. Mariana Mar 26 #29

Testosterone does have a lot to do with it. multigraincracker Mar 26 #40

Majorly young people didn't vote for Trump uponit7771 Mar 26 #23

according to data, majority of young men voted for tRump, majority of young women voted for Harris pstokely Mar 27 #62

The majority of men in every age group voted for Trump. Mariana Mar 27 #74

black men didn't pstokely Mar 27 #80

That's true, but it's not really relevant to this discussion. Mariana Mar 27 #112

YouGov poll had different results womanofthehills Mar 26 #24

19 Thousand? ProfessorGAC Mar 27 #116

Between stuff like this and NoveltySocks Mar 26 #27

They thought "inflation" was high?? They should have been around in 1980... Jack Valentino Mar 26 #33

Inflation in Early 1980s. AlanAdam Mar 27 #79

And who got elected POTUS in 1980? Ursus Rex Mar 27 #113

I love ageism on this site... Especially when it's directed at a generation of voters most of you don't understand. Probatim Mar 26 #34

Yep, nothing is black and white. It's all gray and on a curve. multigraincracker Mar 26 #42

Yet here we are. Aiding and abetting the right's plan to keep us divided. Probatim Mar 26 #47

I'm 76 and have never voted for a Republican. multigraincracker Mar 27 #67

Congratulations on being part of the minority of people your age Mariana Mar 27 #73

My father lived to age 90 and also did the same, multigraincracker Mar 27 #78

I belong to the local Democratic Party and multigraincracker Mar 27 #68

don't blame the youth, blame white men pstokely Mar 27 #64

Most young people voted for Kamala Harris. This is about those that voted for Trump JI7 Mar 27 #65

For all that would condemn an entire generation to stupidity, how'd your age demographic vote? Ilikepurple Mar 26 #36

many are focused on the propaganda coming from old media rather than the new media pstokely Mar 27 #63

It's not fair to expect the young voters to bail us out every time Mariana Mar 27 #72

So they are just as dumb as the rest of the population Iris Mar 26 #41

Not quite. Mariana Mar 26 #44

Good point. Iris Mar 26 #45

My non-existent confidence in young people and their decision making process NoMoreRepugs Mar 26 #43

Proof that many young people do not have the lived experience to discern fact from fiction, truth from lies, Jit423 Mar 26 #50

I doubt that lived experience has much to do with it. Mariana Mar 27 #70

If that is true, young people are remarkably stupid and gullible. ananda Mar 26 #52

Older people were more likely to vote for Trump than young people. Mariana Mar 27 #71

Who the hell knows, but a lot of it is tied in with misogyny and racism. ananda Mar 27 #103

Not all older people. B.See Mar 27 #121

who do you think buys male enhancement pills? pstokely Mar 27 #117

"A substantial number of young people...hoped that Mr. Trump would bring relief (from high prices)." LudwigPastorius Mar 26 #54

Because they get their news from social media. legallyblondeNYC Mar 27 #66

They may be the most propagandized-to generation of western youth since 1930s Germany. RockRaven Mar 27 #77

I just flat out don't believe it. tavernier Mar 27 #86

The exit polls say about 43% of voters aged 18-29 voted for Trump. Mariana Mar 27 #93

we all live in our own bubbles pstokely Mar 27 #115

Wonder what the hell "the economy" means to Americans these days. Has to have a new meaning, but what. betsuni Mar 27 #89

$1 gallon gas, cheap cars, food and iPhones durablend Mar 27 #90

This is what happens when you only read headlines on social media. nini Mar 27 #92

I bet they feel pretty stupid now. eShirl Mar 27 #96

This is exactly why I think Dems.. biocube Mar 27 #100

Duh. 2024 was about inflation. People stupidly believed Trump would fix it. nt Blasphemer Mar 27 #102

This is what Trump and MAGA offers them and they believe. Ping Tung Mar 27 #104

Many young people get their news solely from social media and podcasts, Quiet Em Mar 27 #106

TikTok did to them what they said Facebook did to their grandparents. W_HAMILTON Mar 27 #108

Isn't it mostly young men -? flamingdem Mar 27 #109

The majority of men of all ages voted for Trump. Mariana Mar 27 #110

This is deceptively worded, imo, B.See Mar 27 #120

According to the exit polls, 55% of men voted for Trump. 55% is a majority. Mariana Mar 27 #122

Well, you're quoting an NBC exit poll, whereas B.See Mar 27 #123

While all of that is interesting, it isn't really relevant to the topic of this thread. Mariana Mar 27 #124

Bottom line is, B.See Mar 28 #125

In part. H2O Man Mar 27 #114

"...concern about the state of the economy..." GiqueCee Mar 28 #130

Not many young people go into the details. Woodwizard Mar 28 #131