Gen Z shatters America's political orthodoxies
Axios reports that young Americans are breaking with beliefs their parents and grandparents once considered sacred, including views on socialism, Israel and Christianity, and that neither party can count on old political loyalties to win over this generation. Citing a September 2026 Gallup poll, Axios reports that about 57% of Americans ages 18–34 view socialism positively, compared with 43% for capitalism.
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Gen Z shatters America's political orthodoxies
Young Americans are challenging beliefs their parents and grandparents once considered sacred — from socialism and Israel to Christianity . Why it matters: Neither party can count on old political loyalties to win over a generation increasingly willing to break with the past. Socialism: 35 years after the Soviet Union collapsed, some 57% of Americans ages 18–34 view socialism positively, compared with 43% for capitalism, according to a September 2026 Gallup poll . Among Americans 55 and older, 6
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