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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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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
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Young Adults Think America’s Political System Isn’t Working (Report by GenForward and Next100)
By Dr. Cathy J. Cohen (GenForward Survey), Tabitha Decker (Next100), Chantal Hinds (Next100), and Kumar Ramanathan (GenForward Survey) The 2024 election is taking place during a pivotal moment for our country and democracy. Since the previous presidential election, the United States has experienced political violence, including an armed insurrection intended to stop the peaceful transfer
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Approaching 2024 Presidential Election (August 2024)
About the Survey The GenForward August 2024 survey 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 recruited and administered by NORC at the University of Chicago. The toplines for this survey include survey findings,
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Reflections on upcoming 2024 Election (May 2024)
About the Survey The GenForward May 2024 survey 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 recruited and administered by NORC at the University of Chicago. The toplines for this survey include survey findings,
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How Gaza Has Galvanized A New Generation of Freedom Activists
By Diane WongMay 3, 2024 Hundreds of thousands of voters across the country cast their ballot for no candidate in the Democratic primaries on Super Tuesday, choosing to vote uncommitted in protest of President Biden’s handling of Israel’s war on Gaza, which has left 34,535 people dead and 77,704 wounded including more than 14,500 children