Young voters swung toward President-elect Donald Trump in this year’s election, but according to AP VoteCast, they’re not the staunchly conservative base that he’s relied on in the past.

Summary

Young voters (18-29) significantly increased their support for Donald Trump in the 2024 election, with nearly half backing him, up from one-third in 2020, according to AP VoteCast.

Unlike older Trump voters, younger supporters prioritize economic issues over immigration, are concerned about climate change, and favor more government involvement in health care and student debt forgiveness.

They are also less supportive of fossil fuel expansion, hardline immigration policies, and tariffs.

This raises questions about their loyalty to the Republican Party in the future.

  • Chozo@fedia.io
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    Unlike older Trump voters, younger supporters prioritize economic issues over immigration, are concerned about climate change, and favor more government involvement in health care and student debt forgiveness.

    They are also less supportive of fossil fuel expansion, hardline immigration policies, and tariffs.

    “Gee, if only there was a party whose platform actually focuses and aligns on these issues. Guess I’d better cast my vote for the candidate who wants the exact opposite of the things I want.”

    -These kids, probably

    Maybe this was Trump’s bigger plan for fumbling the pandemic response; cause a bunch of high school kids to start missing/failing school so they’re too dumb to understand how ballots work once they’re old enough to vote. Might explain the first round of gut-punches he dealt to the Department of Education last time.