Evolution of the Youth Vote: The Changing Politics of Gen Z
Event Details
From rising political participation to shifting attitudes toward parties, institutions and social issues, Gen Z is transforming the landscape of American politics. Hosted by the Elections Research Center, this panel will explore the forces shaping the political outlook of young Americans today, including economic precarity, social change, and new forms of civic engagement.
Featuring an in-depth program, this panel brings together leading scholars, journalists and polling experts to examine how the youth vote has evolved over the past two decades and what current trends reveal about the future of political participation in the United States.
The panel will feature Melissa Deckman (Public Religion Research Insititute), John Della Volpe (Harvard University), Matthew Nelsen (University of Miami), and Christian Paz (Vox) and will be moderated by Barry Burden (UW-Madison).