Young voters harbor deep worries about inflation, debt and housing
Three in 10 voters under 30 years old say that inflation and the cost of living is the most important problem currently facing the country — three times more than the share calling “threats to democracy” their most important issue, which was the next highest issue among young voters.
Three in 10 voters under 30 years old say that inflation and the cost of living is the most important problem currently facing the country — three times more than the share calling “threats to democracy” their most important issue, which was the next highest issue among young voters.
That category came in at 11% in the new NBC News Stay Tuned Gen Z poll powered by SurveyMonkey.
Abortion is the third most selected issue at 9%, followed by the Israel-Hamas war and “crime and safety” — both of which were selected by only 8% of young voters.
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The concern about costs cut across party lines: Young Democrats, Republicans and independents were all most likely to rank inflation and the cost of living as the issue that matters most to them right now.
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