The GOP is Poised to Make Gains With Young Voters

Daniel A. Cox July 15, 2024

Of the many ways that Donald Trump has scrambled the country’s political demography, none is more surprising than the way he changed the GOP’s relationship with young voters. Not all polling agrees, but many reputable polling outfits have found Trump neck-and-neck with Biden among young voters. But it’s not simply that Trump has suddenly become more appealing

The Surprising Issue That Could Help Biden With Young Voters

TIME

Daniel A. Cox June 20, 2024

Young voters are less supportive of Biden than they were in 2020. Embracing immigration may be the key to reclaiming the youth vote.

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The Societal Cost of the Marriage Decline

Institute for Family Studies

Daniel A. Cox March 5, 2024

Marriage is positively associated with greater community involvement across a range of different activities.

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Gen Z’s Romance Gap: Why Nearly Half of Young Men Aren’t Dating

American Institute for Boys and Men

Daniel A. Cox February 9, 2024

Until very recently, American culture has operated on the flawed notion that teenage dating and sex required little encouragement. Teenage romance was once seen as a natural part of American adolescence. This, it turns out, is completely wrong. Teenage dating is not inevitable and it’s a rapidly disappearing part of the American teenage experience. These

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The War within Gen Z

Business Insider

Daniel A. Cox January 23, 2024

Young men and women no longer agree on anything. What happened?

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Smells Like Teen Solitude

The Dispatch

Daniel A. Cox November 21, 2023

Smartphone and parenting trends have pushed off major life milestones.

Are The Kids Alright?

The Liberal Patriot

Daniel A. Cox November 15, 2023

What on earth is happening with young voters? A New York Times/Siena College poll of six battleground states found Joe Biden with a one-point lead over former president Trump among 18 to 29 year old registered voters, representing a 25-point swing from the 2020 election. There’s no doubt that Biden is less popular today than when he first

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Steer N' Stein bar at the Iowa State Fair on August 12, 2023. (Photo by Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

Trump is Not as Strong as He Looks

The Liberal Patriot

Daniel A. Cox September 10, 2023

Despite an early polling lead, Donald Trump’s position in the 2024 GOP primary is more tenuous than it appears.

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Boys Aren’t Growing More Conservative. They’re Just Not That Into Politics.

MSNBC

Daniel A. Cox August 17, 2023

In fact, many young people remain politically noncommittal as they figure out where they fit in.

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Nonreligious Americans are the New Abortion Voters

FiveThirtyEight

Daniel A. Cox, Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux June 29, 2023

After Dobbs, abortion might prove a bigger motivating factor for nonreligious voters than religious, pro-life Americans

Survey Reports

Daniel A. Cox, Kyle Gray, Kelsey Eyre Hammond
May 28, 2024

An Unsettled Electorate: How Uncertainty and Apathy Are Shaping the 2024 Election

A survey of more than 6,500 US adults focused on the 2024 presidential election reveals a pessimistic and unsettled American electorate fractured by education, ideology, class, and gender.

Generation Z and the Transformation of American Adolescence Cover Image

Daniel A. Cox, Kelsey Eyre Hammond, Kyle Gray
November 9, 2023

Generation Z and the Transformation of American Adolescence: How Gen Z’s Formative Experiences Shape Its Politics, Priorities, and Future

This report explores the foundational differences between American generations through their formative adolescent experiences.

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Daniel A. Cox, M. Anthony Mills, Ian R. Banks, Kelsey Eyre Hammond, Kyle Gray
September 28, 2023

America’s Crisis of Confidence: Rising Mistrust, Conspiracies, and Vaccine Hesitancy After COVID-19

America is experiencing a crosscutting crisis of expertise and scientific distrust accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic that poses significant challenges to democratic debate and public decision-making

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Daniel A. Cox, Brent Orrell, Kyle Gray, Jessie Wall
September 14, 2023

The Social Workplace: Social Capital, Human Dignity, and Work in America, Volume II

The Social Workplace, Volume II examines Americans’ expectations and experiences surrounding work, the workplace, and key job-related priorities such as pay and interpersonal connections.