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Memo — Gen-Z A Closer Look
Gen-Z: closer look at race and ethnicity. Here is an in-depth study infographic of the Generation Z (born 1997-2012) experience, broken down by various demographics.
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Memo — Gen-Z by the Numbers
Also deemed “Post-Millennials,” Generation Z is known for having grown up in the ever-changing digital era. With the oldest of them just graduating college, Here is an infographic with a few things to know about them.
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Memo — Millennials by the Numbers
Millennials are the first generation to come of age in the new millennium. They are an important demographic we study. This infographic shows us how millennials compare to elder generations in the United States
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Memo — Millennials A Closer Look
Millennials: closer look at race and ethnicity. Here is an in-depth study infographic of the millennial (born 1981-96) experience, broken down by various demographics.
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Reflecting on young Americans’ beliefs four years after Jan 6th
By Jenn JacksonJanuary 23, 2025 On January 6th, 2021, people across the United States watched as Then-President Donald Trump incited mob violence on the US Capitol which the FBI has now classified as “domestic terrorism.” In response to his efforts to challenge his loss in the 2020 presidential election, Trump stood on the Ellipse, near
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2024 Presidential Election Survey (October 2024 Survey)
About the Survey The GenForward October 2024 is a project of Professor Cathy J. Cohen at the University of Chicago. Interviews were conducted with a representative sample from GenForwardSM, a nationally representative survey panel of adults 18-40 recruited and administered by NORC at the University of Chicago. The toplines for this survey include survey findings,
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Young Adults Think America’s Political System Isn’t Working (Next100)
Young adult voters may once again play a pivotal role in this presidential election, but their importance to our democracy runs much deeper than any one political cycle. Millennials and Gen Z represent the future of our multiracial, pluralistic democracy. Next100 and GenForward teamed up on a national survey of their perspectives on how well
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The Cost of Gen Z’s Declining Trust In American Institutions
By Diane WongOctober 16, 2024 Halfway into the vice presidential debate on October 1st, the conversation turned to immigration, and Springfield, Ohio, once again became the center of national attention. During his turn, Sen. JD Vance repeated false claims about Haitian immigrants in Springfield as “illegal aliens,” prompting the moderator Margaret Brennan to correct him
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Where Are Young People Getting Their News and Political Media?
By Jenn M. JacksonOctober 2, 2024 In recent years, many political commentators and educators have publicly begrudged the pervasiveness of social media and its potential to dampen political knowledge. During critical moments, like major presidential election cycles, many in the mass public express concerns about how young Americans acquire political knowledge and the risks of
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Big Brains Podcast: What are we getting wrong about young voters?, with Cathy Cohen (Ep. 142)
One of the biggest questions of every election is: What’s going on with young voters? There is endless speculation on the news about what young people care about, but very little good research examining their views on the candidates and the issues that matter most to them. The first-of-its-kind GenForward Survey changed that when it was created