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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
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
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
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
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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