In this week’s podcast, we broke down an NBC News poll of 18–29-year-olds on what counts as “success.” We recreated the chart so you could take a look. (Listen: “Episode 73: Fourth Turning Flashpoints — Christian Nationalism & Free Speech.”)
On definitions of success, the youth gender split is stark. Men who voted for Trump rank having children and marriage at the top, while women who voted for Harris rank those same goals at the bottom. Even Trump-voting women rank parenthood and marriage relatively low. For young women overall, the top markers of success are a fulfilling job and having financial independence.
Clearly, young men and women are preparing themselves for two very different life trajectories. (See “More on the Widening Youth Gender Divide.”)