Political views of Generation Z

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Generation Z (or Gen Z), colloquially referred to as "zoomers" in the West, is the demographic cohort succeeding Millennials and preceding Generation Alpha. Researchers and popular media use the mid-to-late 1990s as starting birth years and the early 2010s as ending birth years, with the generation generally being defined as people born from 1997 to 2012. In the late 2010s, Generation Z was often portrayed as a progressive cohort, showing strong support for social issues, such as climate change mitigation. The generation has been described as "pro-government." This perception has been challenged in Europe and the United States where Gen Z voters have supported right-wing populist parties as well as left-wing populist parties. The political divide within Gen Z has become increasingly pronounced along gender lines in some countries. According to Politico, age may play a large role in political ideology of Gen Z depending on how young they were during world events such as the COVID-19 pandemic...

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