Overview
- Across six survey waves from April 2025 to early January 2026, researchers found Gen Z and Millennial Trump supporters more likely than older backers to endorse male-led relationships (26% vs 10%).
- Nearly half of younger Trump voters say American culture needs more masculinity (49%), and 43% view religion as more rebellious than atheism.
- Younger Trump voters display greater openness to anti-institutional or forceful approaches, with 20% saying political violence can be necessary and higher agreement that Trump should act even if it means ignoring the Supreme Court.
- The study segments Trump’s 2024 coalition into MAGA Hardliners (29%), Anti‑Woke Conservatives (21%), Mainline Republicans (30%), and the Reluctant Right (20%).
- In the final Jan. 2–9 wave, 71% of Trump voters said the U.S. attack on Venezuela aligned with how Trump said he would govern.