Headline Roundup • November 14th, 2025
Record 40% of Young Women Want to Leave US, According to Poll
Summary from the AllSides News Team
According to recent polling data, 40% of young women in the US want to leave the country permanently, a significant increase from 10% in 2014.
The Details: This rise, which began in 2016 and peaked at 44% during former President Joe Biden's final year in office, is not just a partisan shift but a broader change in opinion among young women. The widening gender gap between younger men and women wanting to leave the US is the largest recorded by Gallup since the start of the measurement in 2007. Politics has played a role in this sentiment, with 59% of women aged 18-44 leaning Democratic. The data also indicated a steep drop in institutional confidence among young women, with a significant decline in their confidence in the national government, military, judiciary, and honesty of elections.
For Context: Gallup's question about the desire to migrate reflects aspirations rather than concrete plans, indicating that millions of young American women are increasingly imagining their futures elsewhere. The top preferred destinations for these women are Canada, New Zealand, Italy, and Japan.
How the Media Covered It: The Daily Beast (Left bias) focused on the large gender gap and the role of partisanship in the divide, mentioning that women aged 15-44 expressed more support for left-leaning and Democratic policies. The outlet also emphasized that “women want to ditch the U.S. under Trump”. Fox News (Right) emphasized that the increase in the number of young women wanting to leave the US occurred in 2016, during former President Barack Obama's second term, and noted that the results seemed to be political in nature but suggested a broader shift among young women. The article also highlighted the “high stakes Virginia gubernatorial race with Democrat Abigail Spanberger defeating Republican Winsome Earle-Sears, referencing a Fox News poll that showed Spanberger benefited from a significant gender gap. Gallup (Center) highlighted the rising interest in leaving the US among various demographic groups, the increasing lack of faith in national institutions among younger American women, and the political attitudes shaping this sentiment.
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