Gen Z Men for Trump, Women for Harris Divided on Having Children, Marriage - NBC Poll

A new poll from NBC News (Lean Left bias) found the gender divide in American politics to be the largest among Gen Z adults (ages 18-29), with strong divides between women who voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris and men who voted for President Donald Trump.

Key Findings:

• 47% of men and 26% of women “somewhat” or “strongly” approve of President Trump’s job performance so far.
• 46% of men and 66% of women are anxious about the future “most of” or “almost all” the time.
• Male and female respondents both ranked communication, reliability, adaptability, and collaboration as the four most important traits in the workplace, in that order.
• Of 13 options, they also ranked having a fulfilling job, enough money to do what they want, and financial independence as most important to their personal definition of success.

Trump-Harris Divide: Personal definition of success orders changed significantly when broken out into blocs based on who respondents voted for.

• Men who voted for Trump ranked having children and being married #1 and #4, respectively.
• Women who voted for Harris ranked having children and being married #12 and #11, respectively.
• Women who voted for Trump ranked having children and being married #6 and #9, respectively.
• Men who voted for Harris ranked having children and being married #9 and #10, respectively.
• Across the board, all four cohorts ranked “fame and influence” as the least important at #13.

For Context: NBC surveyed 2,970 adults ages 18-29 via SurveyMonkey from August 13 to September 1. Polling from Gallup (Center) has found the age 18-29 cohort of women to become much more liberal over the past 25 years, while the same age group of men has remained stable.

How The Media Covered It: Newsweek (Center) noted Gen Z has been found to struggle with loneliness and that America is facing a “potential birth rate crisis.” It also noted that a July CBS News/YouGov poll found Trump’s approval rating among 18-29 year-olds fell to 25%. An opinion from Sarah Arnold of Townhall (Right) said the gender gap “raises serious questions about the future of family, purpose, and national cohesion. While one side looks to build, the other seems adrift.”

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