WASHINGTON, Nov 15 — Young American men who helped put Donald Trump back in the White House in 2024 swung sharply to the Democrats in this month’s midterm elections, and both parties are now scrambling to work out how to win them.
An estimated 59 per cent of American men aged 18 to 29 voted for Democratic House candidates, against 37 per cent for Republicans, according to Tufts University research cited by Reuters.
In 2024, the same group had backed Trump over Kamala Harris by 56 per cent to 42 per cent, according to AP VoteCast.
Republican strategists told Reuters the party was punished over the war in Iran and rising prices, noting that Trump’s strike drove up petrol costs and broke his campaign pledge to avoid new wars.
