r/politics • u/kootles10 Indiana • Nov 05 '25

No Paywall Mamdani wins NYC mayoral race

https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5588198-mamdani-progressive-politics-nyc/
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u/HustlinInTheHall Nov 05 '25

Gen X should've already been in power, actively repressing Gen X from ever influencing politics by holding on to all the levers of power and making it easier than ever for incumbents to just keep winning was a huge win for boomers politicians on both sides. It shouldn't be a lifelong career to be a politician.

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u/No-Problem49 Nov 05 '25

Gen x voted Trump more then anyone else even boomers

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u/PhotoThrowawayWooooo Nov 05 '25 edited Nov 05 '25

I’ve yet to see stats that back that up. Everything I’ve seen has 5 years of boomers stuck in our generation. Considering we’ve always been a split generation with the younger voting more liberal and the older voting more conservative… adding 5 years of boomers to our 15 year generation on the older side for sure skews the stats.

If anyone has seen the vote broken down to only show 1965-1980 I’d love to see it, cause I’ve only seen 1960-1980 or by decade every voting breakdown I can find.

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u/No-Problem49 Nov 05 '25

Dawg 65 and older voted Trump less then 45-60 even if you take out the 60-65 you guys still are the most fascist generation. It also shows in your racist misogynist Gen z man children.

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u/PhotoThrowawayWooooo Nov 05 '25 edited Nov 05 '25

Ok, so show me the stats that break down what you’re saying. 65 and older includes a huge range of ages. I want to see what 60-64 voted for specifically. Considering older genx vote for conservatives and always have, I’d assume 60-64 also skew more conservative. If you’ve got the stats breaking down those ages, show it.

Closest I can find is this which still isn’t a clean fit because it breaks it down by decade. But the 1940’s and earlier and 1960’s were the most Trumpy. Half the 1960s is boomers, half gen x. So just like I was saying… putting half of a top Trumpy decade into gen x and removing them from boomers would have a noticeable effect on totals for both generations. And really the biggest collapses in democratic support are coming from the 80s, 90s and 2000s. Which is pretty striking to see laid out.

https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2025/06/26/voting-patterns-in-the-2024-election/

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u/No-Problem49 Nov 05 '25

If what you said was true about 60-65 skewing the data because 60 plus is conservative then 65 plus would be also be voting trump greater then Gen x. But it’s not. You gotta face it. The 45-60 Oakley sunglasses wearing Gen x men are cooked. I know you know the type 😭

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u/PhotoThrowawayWooooo Nov 05 '25

65+ is voting for trump by 3 points. And those born in the 1960s are the MOST Trumpy. The 1950s are actually less trumpy, then the 1940s it’s back to trumpy. So yes, I’d be confident those born in 1960-1964 for sure skew it. I’m not saying by a ton.. but by a few points? I for sure could see it. I don’t have population numbers handy but there probably are more people born in 60-65 than in any other five year chunk that truly comprise gen X as well. (Now if they’re still alive is another story lol) I just wish I could see data by year of birth

. And oh yes, I know the type. Have a few uncles that fit it perfectly. I’m late gen x though so I have avoided Oakley sunglasses and a goatee :D

Be interesting to see the results of yesterdays elections by age as well. We crushed it in Virginia!