Thread by @FrankLuntz

• Gen Z: Born after 1996
• Millennials: 1981-1996
• Gen X: 1965-1980
• Boomers: 1946-1964
• Silent Gen: 1928-1945

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“It’s too early to say with certainty how the views of this new generation will evolve.”

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@pewresearch Younger voters (Gen X and below) casted more votes in 2018 than older voters (Boomers and above).

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@pewresearch Voter turnout, by age group:

2014
• Silent: 54%
• Boomer: 32%
• Gen X: 23%
• Millennial: 23%
• Gen Z: N/A

2018
• Silent: 64%
• Boomer: 64%
• Gen X: 55%
• Millennial: 42%
• Gen Z: 30%

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@pewresearch Boomers are the largest single voting group by turnout, making up more than ⅓ of all votes cast in 2018.

Millennials + Gen Z combined make up 24%. Add Gen X to that, and you get 51%.

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@pewresearch Total population of each age group:

• Silent: 25.6 million
• Boomer: 73.4 million
• Gen X: 65.7 million
• Millennial: 71.8 million
• Gen Z: 86.4 million

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@pewresearch Party affiliation, by age group:

• Millennials: 59% Dem vs. 32% GOP
• Gen X: 48% Dem vs. 43% GOP
• Boomers: 48% Dem vs. 46% GOP
• Silent: 43% Dem vs. 52% GOP

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