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How Gen Z Voted May Surprise You

More than 41 million Gen Z voters cast a ballot this election.

Mairead Elordi
How Gen Z Voted May Surprise You
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Democrats had counted on young voters flocking to Vice President Kamala Harris, but as Tuesday night went on the party had a rude awakening.

Gen Z did not swing as hard for Harris as Democrats counted on — Harris won voters ages 18 to 29 by just 11 points, way down from President Joe Biden’s 24 points and Hillary Clinton’s 19 points.

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