A new poll shows how younger women could help drive a Democratic wave in 2018
By Melissa Deckman March 5 at 7:00 AM
Since the inauguration of Donald Trump, women’s political activism appears to be on the rise. The Women’s March and related protests were one example. Another is the record number of women running for political office. Organizations that have long sponsored candidate training for women report an explosion of interest.
Now, a new poll finds that the youngest generation of women appears particularly poised for greater political activism, and even more so than younger men.
Women have often been less politically active than men
Historically, women have expressed far less interest in public affairs than men. In 2016, this was still true. According to the American National Election Study (ANES), men were more likely than women to say they pay attention to politics all or most of the time. This was true in every generation. Even among millennials, 43 percent of men said they paid a lot of attention to politics, compared to 28 percent of women. Some research has found that even though girls and boys in high school report almost equal interest in politics, a gender gap in political engagement appears in young adulthood, including among college students.
When it comes to actually taken action, women do better in some ways. For decades, women have voted more often than men. But they have been less likely than men to report trying to influence another person’s vote choice, volunteering for political campaigns, making political donations.
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