Harris poll for Guardian finds people reconsidering major life events such as having children or buying a home

Harris poll for Guardian finds people reconsidering major life events such as having children or buying a home

Americans are reconsidering major life events including marriage, having children and buying a home amid economic anxiety in the opening months of the Trump presidency, according to an exclusive poll for the Guardian.

Six in 10 Americans said the economy has affected at least one of their major life goals, according to the Harris poll, citing either lack of affordability or anxiety around the current economy.

Though Donald Trump’s tariff policies have only been in place for a few weeks, and though he has temporarily walked back on some of his harshest policies, the findings are a sign that Trump’s economic agenda could have long-term effects.

  • mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    20 hours ago

    I don’t, for a variety of reasons. Whether it’s apathy, feeling like their vote doesn’t matter, or just outright disenfranchisement, the non-voting block is pretty reliable in that they simply don’t vote.

    What changes from one election to the next is more focused on which people don’t vote. If there’s a hot topic that someone cares about, they’ll be more likely to jump through hoops in order to actually cast a ballot. The percentage of non-voters remains relatively stable, but the demographics of those non-voters tends to shift over time. So if one party can incite a particular group to vote, that’s usually considered a win.

    You see it with voting pushes all the time. Souls to the polls, the league of women voters, felon re-enfranchisement groups, etc… All focused on getting different demographics to actually vote, because those particular demographics (whatever they are) tend to align with the group’s political beliefs.