The Democratic Party is losing many of its core constituencies, including Blacks and Hispanics, but not young women. They have become its most reliable demographic. Former President Donald Trump has been discussing why women should vote for him.
“Women are poorer than they were four years ago,” Mr. Trump explained. “They are also more stressed, and depressed and unhappy,” but “I will fix all of that.
” True, but it’s unlikely to affect millennial and Generation Z women, who have been conditioned to think a certain way. According to Gallup, from 2001 to 2007, 28% of women 18 to 29 identified as liberal. Today, the figure is 40%, compared with 25% of the general population.
Men in the same age group have become more conservative. Several factors have contributed to this leftward drift. More women than men are in college — indoctrination central, especially for those with majors such as gender and Middle Eastern studies.
Today, 58% of undergraduates in the U.S. are women, compared with 42% in the 1970s.
The marriage rate for women has never been lower, and the fertility rate is falling through the floor. For women and men, marriage and children contribute to maturity and stability. Suddenly, you’re responsible for someone other than yourself.
In 1967, only 15% of women and 25% of men 18 to 25 had never been married. Today, those figures are 80% and 75%, respectively. The fertility rate — the number of children the average woman will have in her lifetime — ha.
