Focus group: Gen Z’s 2026 warning signs for Democrats
By AXIOS
Oct. 19, 2025 | Holly Otterbein | AXIOS
Nine months into Donald Trump’s presidency, young people in a Pennsylvania focus group were apathetic about the midterm elections and didn’t display much enthusiasm for the Democratic Party.
Why it matters: Young people helped power Democratic victories in 2018 by turning out in historic numbers. But in 2024, the bedrock constituency of the Democratic Party — an erosion that Democrats must stop next year to win. …