• 2025 Good Governance Survey (Ohio)

    2025 Good Governance Survey (Ohio)

    About the Survey The GenForward November 2025 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 18-42 recruited and administered by NORC at the University of Chicago. The toplines for this survey include survey…

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  • 2025 Good Governance Survey (November 2025 Survey)

    2025 Good Governance Survey (November 2025 Survey)

    About the Survey The GenForward November 2025 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 18-42 recruited and administered by NORC at the University of Chicago. The toplines for this survey include survey…

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  • Gen Z’s Perspective on Immigration Policy and ICE

    Gen Z’s Perspective on Immigration Policy and ICE

    By Diane WongOctober 17th, 2025 For the first time in over half a century, the U.S. immigrant population has declined by more than a million people since Trump took office in January. Between January and June of this year, the foreign-born population fell from 53.3 million to 51.9 million, a decline that coincides with an…

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  • Democrat’s Key for Winning Back Young Voters? A Progressive Economic Agenda

    Democrat’s Key for Winning Back Young Voters? A Progressive Economic Agenda

    By Matt NelsenAugust 29, 2025 Democrats are losing ground with voters in each of the 30 states that track registration by political party, and these losses are particularly pronounced among young voters and people of color.  Since the 2024 Presidential Election cycle, party leaders and political commentators alike have puzzled over how to maintain the…

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  • Democracy in Crisis: Gen Z Feels the Financial Strain

    Democracy in Crisis: Gen Z Feels the Financial Strain

    By Diane WongJuly 14, 2025 On July 1 of 2025, Senate Republicans passed Trump’s sweeping tax bill, with JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote after more than twenty four hours of debate. The multi-trillion dollar tax and spending package could impact millions of Americans’ wallets—students, seniors, veterans, children, parents, and especially those who rely on…

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  • Universities, Free Speech, and Democracy

    Universities, Free Speech, and Democracy

    By Diane WongJune 5, 2025 The end of April marked the first 100 days into Trump’s second presidency, a whirlwind start to the many changes he promised on the campaign trail: a crackdown on immigration, a massive overhaul of the federal government, the elimination of DEI programs, a series of global tariffs, among others. Since…

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  • Young Americans and the Attacks on Trans Rights

    Young Americans and the Attacks on Trans Rights

    By Jenn M. JacksonJune 5, 2025 Last year, during one of the most important elections of our collective lifetimes, many queer and trans activists and organizers sounded the proverbial alarm about the potential consequences if Donald Trump were reelected as President of the United States. Citing the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 report, many concerned folks…

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  • Memo — Gen-Z A Closer Look

    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

    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

    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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