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https://www.axios.com/2024/05/21/us-generation-polls-economy-middle-east-politics
From values to voting to happiness to economics, America has more than a red-blue divide: It has a massive generational divide.
Why it matters: If you're trying to run a successful organization or sell a product or service, you'd better understand these nuances.
Zoom in: In his Six-Chart Sunday newsletter, Washington strategist Bruce Mehlman spells out startling differences that have emerged between older and younger generations across a striking array of topics:
1. Values: Members of Gen Z are less than half as likely than Baby Boomers to say patriotism, belief in God or having children are "very important," according to a recent Public Opinion Strategies polling report, "Key Data by Generation."
>Another Zoomer casualty: Believing America is the "best place to live."
>When it comes to religion, millennials and Gen Zers are much more likely to consider themselves atheists, agnostic or "nothing in particular."
2. Economics: Americans 18-29 were more likely to say they have a positive impression of socialism (44% favorable) than capitalism (40%), a 2022 Pew poll found.
>Just 28% of seniors viewed socialism favorably.
3. Political parties: Millennials and members of Gen Z are twice as likely to consider themselves political independents (52%) as the oldest generation of Americans (26%), according to Gallup data.
>Mehlman, who writes the "Age of Disruption" Substack, told Axios younger voters are shunning "the two tired parties."
4. The Middle East: Americans under 30 are twice as likely to sympathize with Palestinians than the U.S. population as a whole, according to Pew data from February.
Mehlman told Axios: "I got the idea [for this "Generation Gaps" mashup] when reading a Washington Post story showing the favorite music genres by generation that I ended up not even using!"
From values to voting to happiness to economics, America has more than a red-blue divide: It has a massive generational divide.
Why it matters: If you're trying to run a successful organization or sell a product or service, you'd better understand these nuances.
Zoom in: In his Six-Chart Sunday newsletter, Washington strategist Bruce Mehlman spells out startling differences that have emerged between older and younger generations across a striking array of topics:
1. Values: Members of Gen Z are less than half as likely than Baby Boomers to say patriotism, belief in God or having children are "very important," according to a recent Public Opinion Strategies polling report, "Key Data by Generation."
>Another Zoomer casualty: Believing America is the "best place to live."
>When it comes to religion, millennials and Gen Zers are much more likely to consider themselves atheists, agnostic or "nothing in particular."
2. Economics: Americans 18-29 were more likely to say they have a positive impression of socialism (44% favorable) than capitalism (40%), a 2022 Pew poll found.
>Just 28% of seniors viewed socialism favorably.
3. Political parties: Millennials and members of Gen Z are twice as likely to consider themselves political independents (52%) as the oldest generation of Americans (26%), according to Gallup data.
>Mehlman, who writes the "Age of Disruption" Substack, told Axios younger voters are shunning "the two tired parties."
4. The Middle East: Americans under 30 are twice as likely to sympathize with Palestinians than the U.S. population as a whole, according to Pew data from February.
Mehlman told Axios: "I got the idea [for this "Generation Gaps" mashup] when reading a Washington Post story showing the favorite music genres by generation that I ended up not even using!"
