I mean, the reasons are literally in the 1st paragraph
Gen Z Thinks About Climate Change Constantly. Why Don’t They Vote Like It?
The cost of living, healthcare, and abortion were the top three issues for young voters in the 2024 election, according to a Tufts poll. Financial precarity and political instability are, in many ways, the defining features of young Americans’ futures. A record-high percentage of Americans say their finances are worsening; housing prices are 60 percent higher than in 2019, and credit card debt has risen 63 percent since 2021. It’s easy to see how a relatively post-materialist issue like climate change could get lost in this list of immediate concerns.
And almost all of that was caused by COVID and the government’s response. And, let’s be honest, on lists of real world issues ‘climate change’ always comes out near the bottom.
When survival in the present is already so exacting, thinking about what life may look like in a few decades becomes difficult, if not impossible. Inevitably and understandably, the climate has been placed on the back burner for many people. Though climate remains a concern for many Americans, this pattern indicates that those who care deeply about the climate aren’t considering it a top priority in their voting decisions—or even voting at all.
That’s the way this works and has worked for decades. It’s important in theory, not in practice. Isn’t the Nation a hyper-left wing rag? Why are they exposing that their cult is really unimportant?
Stinnett started the Environmental Voter Project to specifically address lagging electoral engagement. The nonprofit targets the millions of Americans who list the climate as one of their top issues yet don’t vote consistently in elections. In 2024, over 11 million people who identify as environmentalists did not vote in the presidential election.
For politicians, this is a sign that the climate doesn’t need to be prioritized, Stinnett said.
Interesting. They data mined all this, and now will nag the shit out of these people, who probably thought their data was private.
But moving young Americans to vote, and vote specifically for the climate, can be a challenging task despite their high rates of eco-anxiety, an emergent mental health problem, according to UNICEF. A 2026 Gallup poll found that 66 percent of Americans think the environment’s quality is worsening, a near-record high. In addition, 71 percent of 18-to-29-year-olds said they think about the climate crisis at least once a week. Yet this hasn’t spurred them to go out and vote in large numbers for avowedly pro-environmental candidates.
Perhaps they understand that the policies are designed to take away their money, life choices, and freedom?
“If young people just started showing up, politicians would immediately start leading on climate,” Stinnett said. “Not out of the goodness of their hearts, but because they don’t want to lose elections. It is crucially important that whenever you vote, you hold politicians’ feet to the fire.”
They rarely do, and, at this point, few are voting for climate cult policies that they can see will harm their own lives. Give it up, cultists.
Voting for policies to fight
global warmingclimate change means voting for policies to increase the people’s costs and taxes. Even the Democrats have figured that out, and that’s why they don’t seriously campaign on that s(tuff) anymore.Mr Teach finally get one right!!!
The worst effects of lobal warming, which are quite real, are down the road. trumpflation, trumpIran, trumphousing is today. Gen Zers are not as stupid as the typical MAGAt.
Fortunately for the nation, unless Donny Demento DOES rig the mid-terms (BTW, he just fired the Election Assistance Commissioners), President Le Pétomane will lose the House.
We suspect he will declare a national emergency to stay in power. Do you MAGAts believe he should?
BTW BTW, the Housing Bill he was holding hostage was enacted without his stupid signature.
We better fight like hell or we’ll lose our country!!
Yo! LOSER!
We WON! Get over it.
“Fight like hell” all you want – it won’t get you anywhere.
You’re obviously not smart enough to realize that this country’s very lucky to have “Donny Demento” steering the ship of state. He’s doing everything humanly possible to fix all the stuff your people broke.
You’re a Fascist, like your God-King.
All the things our people broke… like lower prices, no wars, global respect, better healthcare? Those things?
Whatever, Comrade Rimjob.
The disappointed Mr Dowd wrote:
But, but, but, that’s what you told us prior to the 2024 election, and somehow we still have our country!
Barely. Hanging by a thread.
Anyway, Disappointed Dana forgets it was Despicable Donny who said “if you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore” in an effort to steal the 2020 election. The nation was stronger before Dickhead Donny took office in 2025.
We fully understand why you white christian fascists lionize Donny – he punishes those you fear and hate. But while you cheer his bluster and cruelties, you dismiss that he and his billionaire buddies are looting the nation. You, and all of us, will be left holding the tab. Donny is adding a TRILLION $ to our debt each year.
Treasury Secretary Bessent is paying $3 BILLION a DAY of your money for interest on the debt!!
But, but, but, conservatards are supposedly good stewards of our economy!!!
Seems our resident commie has a problem telling the truth without throwing in his childish propaganda.
According to Rimjob there was no rising national debt before President Trump took offce.
Electing Donny Dipshit has cost every poor and working class family thousands while lining the pockets of him, his fam, company and buddies.
Fuck off about global warming costs. You’re simply wrong.
Time to change your nappies.
Somebody notify Lynn.
Platner 2028!
The Nation Wonders Why Gen Z, Which Thinks About Climate Doom All The Time, Doesn’t Vote Like it”
Perhaps one of your premises are wrong.