Generation Z begins to vote in 2020... how will that change things?

[RR1997]

I assume that Generation Z will be mostly Democratic because this group is more ethnically diverse than the last one.

 I could also see this group being moderately more Republican than Millennials (but still overwhelmingly Democratic overall) because these people were too young to remember Bush, so they'll hate GOPers significantly less.

[RR1997]

Most Gen. Z-ers I know pay very little to no attention to politics. The ones who do are mostly center to center-left, with a few exceptions.

The fact that you live in MA is  probably a factor as to why most of your peers are center-left.

This is why I'm excited for the 2020/2024/2028 elections. I can't wait to see how Generation Z votes. I'm going to stick with my prediction that Generation Z will still be overwhelmingly Democratic, but moderately less so than Millennials (since they're too young to remember Bush, so they'll hate the GOP less).

Someone should bump this in 2028 or so to see if our predictions are correct

[RR1997]

I assume that Generation Z will be mostly Democratic because this group is more ethnically diverse than the last one.

 I could also see this group being moderately more Republican than Millennials (but still overwhelmingly Democratic overall) because these people were too young to remember Bush, so they'll hate GOPers significantly less.

What do you define as "overwhelmingly Democratic"?  In 2012, millenials (age 18-29) voted 60-37.  I don't consider anything less than a 20-point margin to truly be overwhelming.  Do you think Gen Z will be 55-45, or 58-42, etc.?

I predict that Gen Z will be around 56-44, which is still "overwhelmingly Democratic" in my opinion, but less so than their Millenial counterparts.

Here's proof that young people are becoming more Republican: