Unlike previous generations who were able to conveniently ignore politics because most of it didn't directly impact them, more young people than ever are LGBT+ and/or disabled.

When I was growing up in the 90's, white Christian America still dominated, and so fewer young people were getting directly involved simply because there were fewer people upset at the state of things and more people who believed the propaganda that everything was fine.

Millennials and to a further extent Gen Z have lived in a world that just keeps fucking them over at every turn so they don't have a choice but to become involved. Millennials got involved in their adulthood, and Gen Z is growing up around and being influenced by those adults who are now politically involved.

It makes complete sense why they are more involved than past youth generations because in the past the youth had a lot less to lose.

Also, getting pregnant in your thirties is risky business so abortion is by and large a youth issue, because it impacts young women more then older women.

Currently the youth have a lot to lose so they are understandably getting involved.

This is great news. However, consider it fake news and vote early if you haven't aready.

This election can not be close. Trump will destory families, your elder family members health care, and younger generations hopes and dreams for a good life. Same sex marriage, the palestinian people, muslims/arabs, an brown people, black people, and the poor will all have their destroyed.

Vote early! Educate others if possible and help them reach the poles. Also, LOCAL ELECTIONS ARE EXTREMELY IMPORTANT!

I’ll believe it when I see it. Voter turnout amongst young people is traditionally abysmal. That more are voting this time is great, but it’s still going to below 50%. Well, except for conservatives. They show up.

Please, people, voting takes less effort than a pub crawl. Just vote.

YoUnG pEoPlE dOn'T vOtE! - people who don't want to address young people's concerns.

Coming soon in the news: Trump blames Gen Z for being communists for losing the election

Cool, but I am not convinced that CIS Gen-Z men aren't mobilized to vote for Trump.

Do housing next. That's an area where everyone is equally fucked on the political spectrum aside from the rich.

The Youngs, the olds and the Puerto Ricans will save us all. Cool

More than past generations at their age. 18-29 year olds still vote less than any other age group. About 25% of Gen Z voted in 2022. While they're slightly more likely to vote than other age cohorts at the same age, youth voting is still dismal in the United States.

I sure as hell hope so. My generation, myself included, seems a bit lazy in comparison. I suppose the oldest of us millennials got hit hard by 2008, but I personally didn't, I was a teenager. So really, we've grown accustomed to living in good times and that makes people lazy. I reckon Gen Z and soon Alpha are going to pick up where we've failed and I'm ready to grab the popcorn.

This might be different in my country where we don't have a potential upcoming Trump presidency, BUT we're still affected by American politics. Last time Trump got elected, we had a huge surge in right wing Christian family values politics. We're an atheist or at best pagan nation at heart so this felt so fake from the get-go. Wdym "back to our Christian roots"? We used to fight Christianity with pitchforks and stuff!

https://www.businessinsider.com/gen-z-changes-political-divides-2019-7?op=1

Yeah, but watch out. Allegedly they're more conservative than you think.

And we're still somehow projected to lose the election to Donald fucking Trump.