Young women are more liberal than they’ve been in decades. That's according to a Gallup analysis of more than 20 years of polling data.

Young women are more liberal than they have been in decades, according to a Gallup analysis of more than 20 years of polling data.

Over the past few years, about 4 in 10 young women between the ages of 18 and 29 have described their political views as liberal, compared with two decades ago when about 3 in 10 identified that way.

For many young women, their liberal identity is not just a new label. The share of young women who hold liberal views on the environment, abortion, race relations and gun laws has also jumped by double digits, Gallup found.

    • ✺roguetrick✺
      4•3 days ago

      Liberal, as in liberty, as in freedom from restriction. Being liberal on abortion means you’re against more abortion laws. Being liberal on guns and the environment similarly means deregulation to me.

      • The Snark UrgeEnglish
        6•3 days ago

        There is not just one language of political discourse at this point. It’s almost impossible to be clear when you can’t be sure in which context your reader is operating.