10/09/2026
The youngest voters have been shaped by an end to a federal right to abortion, the movement and social media algorithms, a new 19th/YouGov poll shows.
Every generation has an ideological gender gap — and Gen Z is no different. A new poll from The 19th and YouGov sheds light on how young men and women are shaped by certain historical moments and tend to diverge on issues of gender and reproductive rights. Gen Z women are more likely than Gen Z men to consider themselves feminist, identify as liberal and Democrat, support abortion access, and believe society should not return to traditional gender norms, according to the new poll.
The 19th/YouGov poll was conducted online from September 18 to 24 among 2,357 adults, including an oversampling of 18- to 29-year-olds. The margin of error for the overall sample is ±2.5 points.
Full story here: https://19thnews.org/2026/10/poll-gen-z-gender-gap/
During his press conference announcing President Donald Trump’s crackdown on alleged H-1B and J-1 visa abuse, government fraud, and immigration violations, a reporter asked Vance, “How do you define socialism personally and why do you think socialist candidates are popping up everywhere across the country?”
Vance responded, “I don’t know what the term means anymore. I think, in reality, what it actually means in the American context is you want to replace American workers with foreign workers, and you want boys to play in girls’ sports. That’s what unites the socialists that I see running [current political campaigns in the midterm election season].”
While Vance is correct that many self-described socialist Democrats in the US support trans rights, including the rights of trans athletes to play on teams matching their gender identity, socialism as a political ideology isn’t defined by this stance.
Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines socialism as an economic and political theory in which the government owns and administers the means of production and distribution of goods. No major self-described socialist candidate currently running in the US has suggested such a proposal.
American socialism in the early 1900s was a mass movement that sought to dismantle industrial mo
