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The political opinions of American women have become significantly more liberal since the turn of the century, especially in relation to men. New analysis from Gallup has looked at surveys from the period and found that from 2017-2024 an average of 40% of young women identified as liberal, 15 points higher than young men. This is compared to the years 2001-2007, when an average of 28% of women aged 18-29 identified as liberal, only three percentage points higher than young men. Meanwhile, young men’s views have been much closer to moderates’ than to liberals’ views over the same period.
Since the beginning of Donald Trump’s presidency, young women have been: 16 points more likely to support stricter gun laws, 20 points more likely to say human activity causes global warming and 19 points more likely to choose protection of the environment over economic growth. All good news for Kamala Harris…
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