Young voters tend to favor Democrats and according to research from CivicYouth, they cast their ballots at one of the highest rates ever in a U.S. midterm election this year. DW's ThomsSilja reports on the political impact of GenZ.
"Life is wild": It was with these words that 25-year-old Maxwell Frost celebrated his 2022 midterms victory. After the Congressional election on a Democratic party ticket in Florida, Frost is now the first member of Generation Z, or Gen Z, to serve in office.
at Tufts University, this year saw young people turn out at one of the hightest rates ever in a midterm. Young voters tend to favor Democrats by wide margins. Some 63% voted for the Democrats in the 2022 midterms, according to . Among African-American and Latino voters in this age group, the trend toward the Democratic Party was even more pronounced.
US President Joe Biden specifically thanked young people for their votes in a speech on Thursday, although his nationalBut there are those who don't necessarily agree with this analysis. Data expert David Shor of Blue Rose Research, for example, warns against overestimating the significance of this year's youth vote.
"I think we wanted to show that our voices can make a difference, and that we do matter as a population," said Mateo, who is part of Gen Z.