Voting statistics don’t quite support this. e.g. in the US, older people are somewhat more likely to vote rightwing than younger people, but the differences are not that large. Other factors are more important, e.g. race, urban vs. rural, religiousness, college education. Those factors do correlate somewhat with age (i.e. older people are more rural, less educated, less religious), but it’s worth it to look at it more closely. There’s a decent chance that your parents’ generation is worse, and your grandfather is likely to be worse than your grandmother.
The statistics for Germany tend to look similar. Seniors are more likely to vote rightwing (name CDU/CSU), but a lot of younger men (including gen-X men) vote far right instead.
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Voting statistics don’t quite support this. e.g. in the US, older people are somewhat more likely to vote rightwing than younger people, but the differences are not that large. Other factors are more important, e.g. race, urban vs. rural, religiousness, college education. Those factors do correlate somewhat with age (i.e. older people are more rural, less educated, less religious), but it’s worth it to look at it more closely. There’s a decent chance that your parents’ generation is worse, and your grandfather is likely to be worse than your grandmother.
Have a look at some detailed analysis for the 2024 US election: https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2025/06/26/voting-patterns-in-the-2024-election/
The statistics for Germany tend to look similar. Seniors are more likely to vote rightwing (name CDU/CSU), but a lot of younger men (including gen-X men) vote far right instead.
Gen z men voting conservative has been one of the biggest disappointments in society in my entire life
As always: Propaganda works.