Young people swung left in the midterms, and it's in large part because of skyrocketing prices
Source: Business Insider ·
Younger Americans are worried about the economy and high prices. They also swung Democrat in the midterms.
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Young voters are feeling the bite of high costs.JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP via Getty ImagesYoung voters rushed back to Democrats in the 2026 midterms as inflation crushed their wallets.Early exit polls show that Gen Z were concerned about the economy, especially gas and food costs.Candidates on both sides of the aisle talked about affordability, but young voters went blue.In 2024, Democrats lost their edge with young voters. In 2026, those fresh-faced ballot casters were fed up with high prices — and made their ire known at the polls.A majority of both young women and young men voted for Democrats in 2026, according to early exit polling data from Tufts CIRCLE/NORC. Overall, per a New York Times analysis, young voters moved 32 points to the left from 2024. That's a seismic shift for young men — 56% supported President Donald Trump in the 2024 election, per Tufts — and then swung 38 points back to Democrats in 2026.So what made younger voters have such an abrupt leftward shift? It's the same…
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