How Gen Z voters helped fuel a blue wave for Democrats

Republicans made gains with young voters in 2024, but in this year's midterms Americans under 30 issued a strong rebuke of President Trump and his party, voting decisively for Democrats instead.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/7917x5278+0+0/resize/7917x5278!/quality/85/format/webp/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F70%2Fa7%2F31e1b4de4a5e8fe803acc18eb67a%2Fgettyimages-2303442594.jpg' alt='James Talarico speaks on election night in Austin, Texas. Talarico won his race for U.S. Senate by 12 percentage points overall, but when looking at just Gen Z, he won it by 60 points.<br>'/><p>Republicans made gains with young voters in 2024, but in this year's midterms Americans under 30 issued a strong rebuke of President Trump and his party, voting decisively for Democrats instead. </p><p>(Image credit: Chip Somodevilla)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-6032829' />