A new poll demonstrates that younger Americans are decidedly more progressive, less religious, and more likely to describe themselves as LGBTQ than other generations.
In fact, Generation Z adults in the survey were more likely to identify as part of the LGBTQ community than to say they were Republicans.
The poll, produced by Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and published by Axios earlier this week, was conducted in late summer of last year, questioning more than 6,600 Americans across the entirety of the United States.
Respondents were asked a variety of questions regarding their identities, including their views on religion, politics and their sexuality. Among all adults who took part in the poll, just 10 percent said they identified as LGBTQ. Among Gen Z respondents, however — defined as adults who were born after the year 1997 — that rate nearly tripled, with 28 percent saying they were part of the LGBTQ community.
Meanwhile, on the question of political affiliation, just over a quarter of adults total (27 percent) said they were Republican voters. But among Gen Z voters, the rate was even lower, with only one in five (21 percent) saying the same.
What Gen Z answers polls?
p 71 of the actual poll document goes into the methodology. 6616 of the respondents were "part of Ipsos Knowledge Panel", and another 250 were "recruited" for the survey. I don't know what the Ipsos Knowledge Panel is, but maybe they offer compensation or rewards for being a part of their survey pool. The surveys were completed through online chats.