{
  "id": 20167339,
  "title": "Battle for young male voters intensifies after US midterm rebuke of Republicans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/battle-for-young-male-voters-intensifies-after-us-midterm-rebuke-of-20167339",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-15T11:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261115/battle-for-young-male-voters-intensifies-after-us-midterm-rebuke-of-republicans"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Just weeks after the midterm elections, Democrats are grappling with how to turn the surge in support among young male voters into a lasting political coalition, while Republicans struggle to comprehend why this demographic abandoned them so decisively. According to data from Tufts University's Center for Information & Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, 59 percent of men aged 18 to 29 cast their ballots for Democratic U.S. House of Representatives candidates, compared to 37 percent for Republicans. This marked a significant shift from 2024, when AP VoteCast reported that young men favored President Donald Trump over Democratic nominee Kamala Harris by 14 points, with 56 percent supporting Trump and 42 percent backing Harris. This rapid and unexpected change has positioned young men as one of the most influential and unpredictable voting blocs in American politics, making them a critical factor for both parties in their quest for the White House in 2028. In response to this development, Democratic party strategists are already exploring ways to maintain their gains. At a recent Denver conference focused on the party's future, one session dedicated to understanding how to sustain support among younger voters featured the title \"What We Are Still Getting.\"",
  "summary": "Barely a week after the midterm elections, Democrats are debating how to turn newfound support among young men into a lasting coalition, while Republicans are trying to understand why the group abandoned them so decisively. An estimated 59 percent of men ages 18 to 29 voted for Democratic U.S. House of Representatives candidates, compared with 37 percent for Republicans, according to Tufts…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Podcasts, petrol prices and a war: How Republicans lost the young male vote in the US midterms",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/15/podcasts-petrol-prices-and-a-war-how-republicans-lost-the-young-male",
        "published": "2026-11-15T11:29:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}