US EditionAmericans under 30 are ‘under profound strain’ and deeply mistrust institutions, poll finds
A majority of young Americans see U.S. democracy as troubled and 59% view AI as a threat to jobs, according to the Fall 2025 Harvard Youth Poll.
- The majority of Americans under 30 believe the U.S. is headed in the wrong direction, with only 13% saying it is on the right track.
- Most young Americans view U.S. democracy as troubled or failed , see AI as a threat to jobs , and have negative views of both major political parties.
- Support for capitalism among young Americans has declined to 39% from 45% in 2020, while backing for democratic socialism and socialism has also decreased.
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Nearly Six in Ten Young Americans View AI as Employment Risk, Harvard Survey Reveals
A majority of young Americans view artificial intelligence (AI) as a threat to their future employment, with 59% seeing it as a risk to their job prospects, according to a new Harvard Youth Poll of 2,040 people aged 18 to 29. The concern about AI surpasses traditional anxieties about job loss. Just 48% identified outsourcing to other countries as a threat, while only 31% expressed worry about immigration affecting their employment opportunities.…
By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN. Young Americans are “a generation under deep pressure” with little trust in institutions and widespread economic worries, according to a Harvard Policy Institute survey of adults under 30 released Thursday. Young adults say, by a margin ranging from 57% to 13%, that things in the country are generally going in the wrong direction, rather than heading in the right direction. Only 32% describe the U.S. as a healthy demo…
America, meet your alienated youth: ‘Gold standard’ Harvard survey reveals Gen Z’s anxiety and distrust, defined by economic insecurity
Gen Z has a message for America: We don’t trust you. A long-running poll conducted by the Harvard Kennedy School, considered the “gold standard” by many, offers up a disquieting conclusion. The 51st edition of the Harvard Youth Poll finds a generation defined by economic insecurity, deep anxiety about the future, and a corrosive distrust of the institutions that are supposed to help them thrive. For Gen Z and young millennials, instability is no…
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