This week, The Politics of Gen Z: How Young Voters Will Shape Our Democracy, written by PRRI CEO Melissa Deckman, Ph.D., was released by Columbia University Press. This marks the first book-length examination of how gender and sexuality influence the politics of Generation Z.
Deckman’s book documents how Trump’s presidency propelled young women to engage in politics at significantly higher levels than young men, resulting in a historic reverse “gender gap” in political participation among the nation’s youngest citizens. LGBTQ Zoomers are also participating in politics at greater levels than their straight counterparts.
Dr. Deckman spoke to PBS NewsHour’s John Yang about her book.
Find this book, and others written by PRRI leadership and Board members on the PRRI Bookshelf.
![In an op-ed for @thehill, PRRI CEO Melissa Deckman, Ph.D., examines the narrative that Gen Z men are experiencing a “religious resurgence” — and why that may not hold up to the data.
Drawing on findings from the latest PRRI Census of American Religion, Deckman finds no evidence that Gen Z men are becoming more religious. In 2013, 32% of Americans aged 18 to 29 identified as religiously unaffiliated, which rose to 38% last year — an increase driven mainly by young women’s departure from religion. In 2013, just 29% of young women were religious “nones,” yet by 2024, it was 40%.
“If they [young men] are increasingly drawn to traditionalist churches, it could create yet another space where young women and men no longer spend time together, further widening what appears to be a growing gender divide across multiple fronts in society and politics.”
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