This would be really interesting if there was another column for “Youth” ten years ago. But the numbers are very encouraging for the future.
|
GENERAL |
YOUTH |
ISSUE |
|---|---|---|
|
37% |
56% (18-29) |
support gay marriage |
|
77% |
95% (18-29) |
approve of interracial relationships |
|
58% |
32% (18-25) |
agree that the federal government “is usually inefficient and wasteful” |
|
52% |
40% (18-25) |
say regulating business “does more harm than good” |
|
38% |
52% (18-25) |
agree that corporations “generally strike a fair balance between profits and private interest” |
|
62% |
81% (18-25) |
say their generation’s most important goal in life is to get rich |
|
49% |
68% (18-24) |
say protecting the environment is at least as important as protecting jobs |
|
47% |
62% (17-29) |
favor tax-financed, government-administered universal health care |
|
38% |
52% (18-25) |
think immigrants “strengthen the country with their hard work and talents” |
|
58% |
74% (18-29) |
say “people’s will” should have more influence on U.S. laws than the Bible |
|
41% |
29% (18-25) |
say overwhelming force is the best way to defeat terrorism |
|
18% |
26% (18-25) |
describe selves as “liberal” |
|
62% |
42% (18-25) |
say “I feel it’s my duty as a citizen to always vote” |
Compiled by Jen Phillips. Sources: motherjones.com/50-year-strategy.
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