NYT interviews conservative voters post-election
The gist
The New York Times called back young men who backed Trump in 2024 and found complaints on prices and the war in Iran.
Seven in 10 men ages 18 to 29 now disapprove of Trump, a shift that could reshape midterm politics.
How it unfolded
- Nov 2, 2026The Upshot publishes re-interviews with young men who supported Trump in 2024, finding complaints about prices and the war in Iran but not necessarily Democratic support in the midterms.
- Nov 4, 2026The New York Times publishes Times Voter Trends estimates for the 2026 election by race, gender, age and education, based on interviews with 26,706 voters nationally, re-interviews with more than 7,000 voters and validated turnout for 44 percent of voters.
- Nov 4, 2026The New York Times publishes a video of Republican candidates and leaders reacting to the party's sweeping midterm losses.
Key terms
- midterms
- US general elections held near the midpoint of a president's four-year term, when all House seats and about a third of Senate seats are contested.
- r/thebulwark
- An American news and opinion website launched in 2018 by Sarah Longwell.
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