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USA Today Inverts the Truth. Women, Not Men, Are the New Extremists.
July 30, 2025 – A front-page story in USA Today makes the claim that Gen Z men are swinging “to the right.” (1) But multiple surveys reveal the July 25 USA Today article is wrong. In fact, four surveys confirm the gender divide is arising largely from young women becoming more extreme in their beliefs:
1. Change Research Survey
The 2023 Change Research Survey identified a strong leftward shift among women, compared to a weaker rightward shift among men, who remain ideologically diverse or moderate (2).
2. Gallup
The Gallup poll reports that among American men aged 18 to 29, their political views have remained steady over the years. But among young women, the percentage who identify as “liberal” has soared, rising from 29% in 2000 to 40% in 2023. (3)
3. Harvard Youth Poll
The Harvard Youth Poll reveals that 42% of women aged 18–29 identify as liberal, compared to 25% of men, reinforcing the notion that the gender divide is driven mostly by women’s shift (4).
4. Survey Center on American Life
This survey found that a decade ago, 30% of young women aged 18–29, compared to 27% of young men, identified as liberal. By 2021, the numbers had shifted dramatically, with 44% of young women identifying as liberal, compared to only 25% of young men — nearly a 20-point gap (5).
The USA Today article also cites an NBC News article, “Young Men and Women are Taking the ‘Gender Gap’ to Staggering New Levels” (6). The NBC article again attributes the gender divide to ideological shifts among females: “In large part, the driver is Gen Z women, who are more likely to identify as Democrats and take the liberal position in questions across the poll.”
But the USA Today article excludes this finding, instead attempting to falsely stereotype young men.
Numerous surveys reveal a crisis of public confidence in the legacy media, driven by perceptions of bias and misinformation (7).
USA Today needs to issue an apology and retract its propaganda-like article, which claims the very opposite of the truth.
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Links:
- https://www.pressreader.com/usa/usa-today-us-edition/20250725/281496462330187?srsltid=AfmBOophV90PNnuKEfggE_VxBdIVNXbWb0Q3AQFTlOHZdjc3mFj0R9Nl
- https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4200480-young-women-trend-far-more-liberal-than-young-men-survey/
- https://news.gallup.com/poll/609914/women-become-liberal-men-mostly-stable.aspx
- https://www.businessinsider.com/gen-z-gender-gap-young-men-women-dont-agree-politics-2024-1
- https://www.americansurveycenter.org/short-reads/the-growing-political-divide-between-young-men-and-women/
- https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/young-men-women-are-taking-poll-gender-gap-staggering-new-levels-rcna202672