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The youngest voters are part of Gen Z. What are their politics?

By Sheilah Kast,
Maureen Harvie
Published September 4, 2024 at 11:15 AM EDT
Dinah Landsman, 17, writes on a poster before activists gather and walk through lower Manhattan for the Global Climate Strike protests, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman)
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Dinah Landsman, 17, writes on a poster before activists gather and walk through lower Manhattan for the Global Climate Strike protests, Friday, Sept. 23, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman)

Behind the Silent Generation, the Baby Boomers, Gen X, and the Millenials are the Zoomers: the 70 million Americans who make up Generation Z.

This group includes the country's youngest voters. A new book, titled, “The Politics of Gen Z: How the Youngest Voters Will Shape Our Democracy,” takes a close look at their political motivations and ambitions.

Author Melissa Deckman is the chief executive officer of PRRI, the Public Religion Research Institute.

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Sheilah Kast
Sheilah Kast is the host of On The Record, Monday-Friday, 9:30-10:00 am.
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Maureen Harvie
Maureen Harvie is Senior Supervising Producer for On the Record. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and joined WYPR in 2014 as an intern for the newsroom. Whether coordinating live election night coverage, capturing the sounds of a roller derby scrimmage, interviewing veterans, or booking local authors, she is always on the lookout for the next story.
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