GenForward Perspectives
Essays, blogs, and critical analyses of and about our data written and produced by GenForward’s team of researchers and writers
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Our newsletter is curated each month to highlight GenForward’s latest surveys, publications, and analyses, centering the voices of young adults of color.
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…
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…
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.…