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How Politically Divided Are Gen Z Males and Females?

According to YPulse data, there’s a gender gap in Gen Z political beliefs—one that has widened over time…

Written and Edited by the YPulse Editorial Team

Jun 5 2025
North America

KEY TAKEAWAYS

There’s a growing gender gap in Gen Z’s politics, with young males more likely to lean conservative partly thanks to right-wing online content
Gen Z females tend to lean more liberal, driven by issues they’ve witnessed firsthand like reproductive rights and social justice
But many Gen Z’s beliefs land in the middle, with a significant number identifying as moderate and moving away from traditional party labels

For a long time, it was safe to assume that younger gens tend to lean liberal. But over the past few years, there’s been a growing buzz around Gen Z being more conservative than previous generations were at their age, and young males and females being politically split. It’s a question YPulse explored last year with data from our 2024 Election report, at the time finding the gap wasn’t as dramatic as those headlines made it seem. But since then, the narrative has only gained traction with headlines like “Young men and women are taking the gender gap to staggering...