Growing number of Gen Z men supporting Trump represents ‘ongoing culture shock' in US politics, voter says (2024)

All eyes are on Gen Z as new polling shows a deep divide between young male and female voters that could have a significant impact on the presidential election.

New York Times and Siena College polls released earlier this month indicate a large gender gap in the political leanings of voters ages 18 to 29, with more women favoring Vice President Kamala Harris for president while men in the same age range prefer former President Trump. The 51 point gap between Gen Z male and female voters is vastly larger than any other gap of any other generation in polling to date.

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Gen Z voter Jahmiel Jackson, a 22-year-old registered Democrat from Pennsylvania, told Fox News this week that he and many of his male friends plan to vote for Trump in November. He attributed the shift in the youngest voting bloc to the former president's preservation of traditional masculinity in a world of confusing gender roles.

"There isan ongoing culture shock that’shappening specifically withmen my age," Jackson said on "The Story." "Specifically, Igrew up without a father.He was killed because of gang violence at a very young age…when I wasaround 3 or 4 yearsold. And I saw Donald Trump’s recent interview…where he'stalking about someone in hisfamily who died of an overdose and why he doesn’t do drugs…and some of the challenges that [were] presented to him and the choices he made afterward."

He said Trump's appreciation of family resonated with him and others his age.

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Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Desert Diamond Arena, Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

"Seeing such a prominent male figurein politics… it does showa sign of reliability andshows a sign that, a lot of men, specifically in today's culture, we may be pushedaside when we do talk aboutthe things that we maystruggle with or thechallenges we have and [told] that we should support woman, andwe should just amplify women," he told anchor Martha MacCallum. "Ithink there is space to have this conversation. I think that is why you see somany men my age who are… going to votefor Trump."

Ranger Irwin, a 20-year-old registered Independent from Nevada, also plans to vote for Trump. He told MacCallum it comes down to the economy for him as he hopes to one day own a home and start a family.

"Honestly, I just want to see them reallyfocus more on America and make sure it’s the America that everyone talks about…like the American dream…like everything's affordable," he said. "It used to be possible under one income for you to support a wife and kids and a family and a house. But now in the current economy under Biden, it’s not possible at all."

"Most of the guys I know, theyalways talk about just howamazing the economywas under Trump," he said, adding that women in his voting bloc seemingly prioritize other issues.

Jackson expressed a similar sentiment, telling MacCallum that men his age feel their dreams are being "hindered" by the state of the economy under President Biden.

"When president Biden was first in office, there was a honeymoon period until he triedto pull out of Afghanistanand then that’s when hecrushed one of my biggestdreams, which was serving inthe military right after Igraduated college,"Jackson said.

"I look at a lot of thefriends that I have who aremale around my age. They want to havehomes, they want to startfamilies, they want tomake a lot of money. We allhave these individual dreams, and then we start to see thatit's becoming less and lesspossible," he continued.

"I have guy friendswho have finance degrees who are now baristas because they can’t find a job," Jackson said. "So, I think in the Biden administration, a lot of our dreams are being crushed or hindered. But when we see Trump, we saw everything that happened in 2019. Pricesare cheaper, buying a homewas cheaper, you know,maintaining family order andsafety was a lot more manageable. So I think that is what men my age are relating to."

Former President Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally in Bozeman, Montana, on Friday, Aug. 9. (AP/Rick Bowmer)

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The Trump and Harris campaigns have been making aggressive pitches to America's youngest voting bloc on social media in hopes of reeling in support from the group whose vote matters now more than ever.

According to research organization CIRCLE, 41 million "Zoomers" (or members of Gen Z) will be eligible to vote in this year's race, meaning eight million will have "aged into the electorate" by the time Trump and Harris go head-to-head this November.

Fox News' Taylor Penley contributed to this report.