Young, Educated, and Less Liberal: The New Political Face of Voters across Western Democracies

['Isabela Is A Staff Writer Originally Colombia. She Is A Government', 'History Concetrator Interested In International Development', 'Public Policy.'] Harvard International Review 2025-04-16 13:00:42

Much of their success is owed to young male voters who make up a significant portion of their constituencies. Who are the young men and what is happening? Based on past precedent, it would likely be assumed that the post-millennial cohort—children born after 1996—would be the most liberal across western democracies. In Belgium, Germany, and Finland, young men increasingly support right-wing parties, which are typically both anti-immigrant and anti-establishment, while women support more left-wing parties. It is still uncertain what might happen across the Western democracies as liberalism seems to be slowly decreasing.