Our NBC News Decision Desk poll asked Gen Z adults (18-29 years old) what they consider important to a successful life. The combination of gender and politics produced two very different sets of priorities:

Sep 8, 2025 · 12:38 PM UTC

The numbers for Gen Z women who voted for Trump and Gen Z men who voted for Harris
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NBC Poll: Male Trump voters want family and a happy life. Female Harris voters want wine boxes, cat collections, loneliness, and anger.
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The real story here is only 9% of men value having emotional stability. Which explains why women are in no rush to settle with someone who might go off the rails over the smallest thing.
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i don’t know who needs to see this, but
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This is so bleak man liberal women are cooked.
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Selfish, entitled, know-it-all, white liberal women are literally ruining this country
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They dont want to submit to a man unless it's their boss at their daycare job.
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Men thinking emotional stability isn’t important really sums up the Joe Rogan sphere of douches
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The unholy trinity of degeneracy
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I hate women so much it's unreal
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For something they claim is important, they sure don't have any of it......
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It's tragic that 37% of these woman said "using talents and resources to help others." They want to help others...as long as those others aren't their own children I guess.
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Says more about expectations of what having children entails for men vs women. It’s pretty one sided. even as someone who wants children I can understand why so many women are hesitant about it.
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Bro, a man can prioritize having children and getting married because they know they have their whole lives to build a fulfilling career and financial independence without missing a beat. Women need to get that done BEFORE having children or have to take big steps back.
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LOL feminism has WRECKED society
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50 years of social engineering: Women no longer value having children or families Their loyalty has shifted from family to employer Dream scenario for government and big business Men devalued across business, society, culture They've turned inward and look to the future
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Why not compare men with men and women with women based on political preferences? Pitting Trump voting men and Harris voting women doesn’t actually illustrate any meaningful data points. Men and women are inherently different and have different values.
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This is natural selection at its finest. Self-hating white women will stop producing children. Therefore liberalism dies out organically. The only way it is maintained is by systematic indoctrination in our schools/society. That is the where the true battle lies.
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Feminism will be the death blow to our species. No wonder so many women on the left are insufferable as well as miserable people.
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So you can choose: Democrats -> single cat ladies Republicans -> family + kids
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Liberals are selfish, insufferable people
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So, here are the gaps for men and women. For men: Having children - +25% Trump voters Being married - +18% Trump voters Being grounded spiritually - +16% Trump voters Owning own home - +8% Trump voters Having no debt - +5% Trump voters Financial independence - +4% Trump voters Making family/community proud - +1% Trump voters Able to retire early - +1% Trump voters Having money to do things you want - +14% Harris voters Using talents & resources to help others - +19% Harris voters Having emotional stability - +20 Harris voters Fulfilling job/career - +24% Harris voters For women: Having children - +20% Trump voters Being grounded spiritually - +18% Trump voters Being married - +14% Trump voters Owning own home - +10% Trump voters Financial independence - +8% Trump voters Able to retire early - +3% Trump voters Having no debt - +2% Trump voters Making family/community proud - +5% Harris voters Using talents & resources to help others - +15% Harris voters Having money to do things you want - +19% Harris voters Fulfilling job/career - +19% Harris voters Having emotional stability - +21 Harris voters
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Emotional stability is the key here One group (both genders) prioritizes how they feel. The other group prioritizes outcomes and what they do
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Wild and sad that only 6 percent of the women for harris want to be married and have kids. And LOL that having emotional stability was bottom 3 from the men for trump.
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Why are you comparing men to women? What a strange decision to make.
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girlboss leftism is a slow-motion suicide cult
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I remember 20y ago my girlfriends were trying to fool me into having babies, Today, I’m fooling my wife into having many kids. What a crazy twist & swap. Having kids isn’t compatible with modern culture & values (especially for women). Having 2-3 kids & career is almost impossible (unless grandparents help a lot & the job is flexible/remote).
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What about zoomer men who voted for Harris and zoomer women who voted for Trump
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ALL of the women who placed marriage/children last are lying. Getting married and having children are the top two but they know what they are supposed to say, based on their "education" at University of Netflix. Every woman knows this is the truth.
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Maybe there's a bit of social desirability bias in play here on both sides.
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Maybe they should bring back the book, Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus :)
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I am not surprised at all. I have two Gen Z kids. My son is engaged to be married, is successful and can’t wait to have a family. His goal in life has always been to have a family and be the provider for his family.
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And this chart shows why liberal women are so unhappy. All of their priorities are wrong…. I mean imagine caring more about having money to do fun things, than having money to live comfortably.
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