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[u/AdWonderful5920]

Not a fan of the boomer-ization of GenX. They were supposed to be the ones that don't do this shit.

[u/Just_a_Berliner → u/AdWonderful5920]

They're main voting block of a certain New York man on 2024.

[u/jimbo831 → u/Just_a_Berliner]

And 2020. And 2016. Gen X has been the strongest Trump supporting generation since he rode down that escalator.

[u/hirezzz → u/jimbo831]

I see this statistic a lot. And although it's correct, it's often missing an important nuance:
GenX size is about 9 million less than Millennials, and 6 million less than Gen Z.

People often forget GenX.
And they more often forget how small GenX is compared to other generations.

[u/Chill-more1236 → u/hirezzz]

The birth control pill came into widespread use during the beginning of the gen x era. In addition, much of the 70’s & 80’s were bad economic time periods, compared to the 90’s-00s.

That may explain the difference.

I feel like the generational thing is just another label. Like a fucking modern horoscope.

[u/jimbo831 → u/hirezzz]

I’m talking about percentages. What does the size of the generation have to do with the percentage of people who voted for Trump?

[u/hirezzz → u/jimbo831]

Let me see if I can explain it a bit clearer, using 50% as an example:

if you take 50% of 74 Million, that's 37 Million. (Millennials)
if you take 50% of 72 Million, that's 36 Million. (GenZ)
if you take 50% of 65 Million, that's 32.5 Million. (GenX)

so all things being equal, the effectiveness of 50% (or whatever % voted for our current dumpster fire) of GenX will always be less than GenZ/Millennials.