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America's aging liberals could lend Joe Biden an unlikely boost in his re-election struggle.
The traditionally conservative voting bloc have been veering left in recent times, with the explanation determined to be a simple on - liberals are getting older.
According to analysis by the New York Times, longer life expectancies among women and college graduates - around six and eight years respectively - may turn the tide after millions of senior Republicans have died.
However, polls also suggest Biden may be losing significant support among young voters, with a new poll this month finding half of voters under 40 are looking to vote for a third-party candidate amid a surge for RFJ Jr.
Another poll from November 2023 also had Trump ahead of Biden among young voters under 35 by four points, compared to Biden's 26-point lead with the same age group ahead of the 2020 election.
America's aging liberals could lend Joe Biden an unlikely boost in his re-election struggle as he picks up support among the voting bloc
Many of America's seniors now came of age during the cultural revolution and 'Summer of Love' periods, marking a shift in the traditionally conservative voting bloc
The Times analysis noted that the 'Silent Generation' - those born from 1928 until the end of World War Two - were among the most conservative of modern history.
The voting bloc was the only one to turn further right by the nomination of Barack Obama in 2008, with a higher share opting for John McCain than for George W. Bush in 2004.
That same cohort are now at least 15 years older, with many of the staunch GOP voters since dying. In all, just 20 percent of the Silent Generation is alive today.
This demographic are also now made up of a considerably more liberal faction, as two traditional Democrat indicators - being a woman or a college graduate - tend to live longer.
Women, on average, live six years older than men, and college graduates live eight years longer than those without a degree.
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