Why young men turned out in droves for Donald TrumpWASHINGTON, Nov 8, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Putting abortion rights front and centerin her campaign, Kamala Harris thought she found a winning formula incourting women voters. But it was Donald Trump who found victory, running up the margins on Americanmen -- particularly young men. "If you are a man in this country and you don't vote for Donald Trump, you'renot a man," said Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist long focused on theyouth vote. Donald Trump won the presidency with 54 percent of men voting for theRepublican, up slightly from the 51 percent that supported him in 2020,according to exit polling by NBC. But what raised eyebrows was among younger voters aged 18-29, where 49percent of men voted Trump -- shattering previous images of young peoplegenerally leaning left.
