Younger Generations

Younger adults are less engaged with U.S. politics

While 9 in 10 older adults say voting is very important, only 6 in 10 young adults agree. Younger adults are half as likely than older adults to follow U.S. politics closely.

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Science and Technology

Young adults are leading the way in AI adoption

Six in 10 adults have ever used AI to search for information. People under 30 are more likely to use AI for a variety of tasks, especially to brainstorm ideas.

Younger Generations

Many teens want a good standard of living but feel it is becoming harder to achieve

Teens and adults share similar life goals, but teens are more likely to see those milestones as increasingly difficult to attain.

Culture and Society

Few concerned with declining birthrates, but many worry about the costs of child care and favor paid family leave

About half of the public think child care costs and improving health outcomes for pregnant women should be high priorities for the federal government, just 12% think encouraging families to have more children should be a top priority.

Younger Generations

MTV/AP-NORC Poll: Younger generations stand out on identity, acceptance, and progressive policies

Overall, Gen Z holds more socially and politically progressive attitudes than Gen X and even Millennials, but divides persist within that generation along similar political and demographic lines as their predecessors.