Foreign Policy Live Are Young Americans Swinging Right?
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Oct 9, 2025 
In this engaging discussion, conservative journalist Emily Jashinsky, known for her insightful analysis of youth movements on the right, explores why 43% of voters under 30 supported Trump in 2024. She attributes this trend to cultural backlash and anti-left sentiment, citing figures like Zach Bryan and Joe Rogan as influencers. Emily distinguishes new right ideals from old ones, emphasizing a shift toward populism. She also raises concerns about future conservative principles post-Trump and connects these dynamics to broader global nationalist movements.
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Conservative Media Went Openly Ideological
- Emily Jashinsky says conservative media openly identifies its ideology to correct perceived imbalance in legacy newsrooms.
- She argues changes in media delivery and conservative training shifted the right toward explicit opinion voices.
Career Path From Activism To Opinion
- Jashinsky describes training young conservative journalists and watching the movement change from 2015 to 2025.
- She uses her career path from activism into opinion journalism as an example of that shift.
Young Men Drove The Rightward Shift
- Jashinsky says young Americans, especially men, trended conservative with a big male-driven shift in 2024.
- She notes young women also moved away from Democrats but less dramatically than men.