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Young men put affordability first as Republicans face a warning
With November approaching, POLITICO calls young men’s lack of enthusiasm a warning sign for Republicans, while the poll puts inflation and living costs atop their concerns.
The poll surveyed registered men ages 18–301.
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Family formation stakes
For young men thinking about family formation, the poll found 54.9% wanted to marry and 34.7% wanted children1. The findings put affordability alongside the choices and pressures facing a generation of potential husbands and fathers.
Affordability drives concerns
Inflation and the cost of living was the most frequently selected issue respondents said would matter in their November vote, at 28.9%; 14% selected housing costs in POLITICO’s account of the poll1. Cygnal pollster Alex Tarascio told POLITICO that the results among young men most determined to vote were unfavorable for Republicans2. The poll also found 63.3% said the federal government should do a great deal or somewhat more to address problems facing young men1.
Poll sample details
The national survey included 800 registered men1. They were ages 18–301. The reported margin of error was plus or minus 3.46 percentage points1.
Republicans face a warning
POLITICO called young men’s lack of enthusiasm a warning sign for Republicans2, who it said would need to motivate their base before November to maintain control of Congress2.