Young Americans Increasingly Associate Themselves With Democratic Party
A new Gallup poll shows that Americans, aged 18 to 29, overwhelming favoring the Democrat to Republican Party.
Since 2006, young Americans — those between 18 and 29 — have increasingly preferred the Democratic Party to the Republican Party, according to a new poll by Gallup.
For a whole decade, between 1993 and 2003, nearly half of all young people identified as either Democratic or left-leaning, while 42 percent of the same age group claimed Republicanism as their ideology of choice. But since 2006, that gap has dramatically widened. Fifty-four percent of young people now identify as left-leaning, while only 36 percent — nearly 20 whole percentage points lower — align themselves with Republicans.
One of the main reasons why younger Americans claim to be Democrat is because they perceive liberalism as more accepting of minorities, women, and LGBT members than conservatism. Since today’s citizens in the 18-to-29 age bracket are more diverse — racially, ethnically, and sexually — than those of previous generations, they see this inclusive attitude as a vital factor that influences their voting decisions.
http://www.liberalamerica.org/2014/04/01/young-americans-increasingly-associate-themselves-with-democratic-party
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unless we kick those b'td's OUT, NOW, there won't be an American Democracy.
