There is evidence that these voters are more solidly liberal than previous generations were at their age. 63% of young voters prefer Democrats, but when you start to break it down, those divides get even more stark and it is basically across every category of young voters. But this generation, millennials and Gen Z are larger and they're much more diverse. So if there are more than voting, it can be a real boon for Democrats.
Florida’s Maxwell Frost, 25, is the first member of Generation Z elected to Congress. He tells us what he plans to get done.
This episode was produced by Siona Peterous, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard with help from Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, and hosted by Noel King.
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