I think you’re wrong. Look back on the chart I linked, at the first column in each set. That’s the demographics back in 96, since we’re talking about laws enacted that we’re living with. We could go back further, but this one is handy and the data doesn’t change drastically.
You’re saying boomers have been voting conservative and elected in all those shitty Republicans who passed laws favoring the rich. Well here’s the data. Keep in mind that in 1996, boomers were 32 to 50 years old.
The same percentage of people 18 to 29 voted for Republicans as Democrats.
For people 30 to 49 (the vast majority are boomers), 43% voted Republican and 41% voted Democrat, just a 2% difference
For people 50 to 64, 22% voted Republican and 21% voted Democrat, a 1% difference
For people 65 and older, 18% voted Republican and 20% voted Democrat, a 2% difference
So where’s the wild split saying boomers were overwhelmingly conservative? Oh, and take a look at this chart showing average political leaning by year of birth. It just doesn’t hold water. The silent generation shows as much more conservative, but you know what? It’s because that data was taken when they were old. When they were young, it wasn’t nearly as true. Old boomers now are more conservative than younger boomers on average; is basically true for every generation and there’s zero evidence that it don’t be true for whichever one you fall into.
I think you’re wrong. Look back on the chart I linked, at the first column in each set. That’s the demographics back in 96, since we’re talking about laws enacted that we’re living with. We could go back further, but this one is handy and the data doesn’t change drastically.
You’re saying boomers have been voting conservative and elected in all those shitty Republicans who passed laws favoring the rich. Well here’s the data. Keep in mind that in 1996, boomers were 32 to 50 years old.
So where’s the wild split saying boomers were overwhelmingly conservative? Oh, and take a look at this chart showing average political leaning by year of birth. It just doesn’t hold water. The silent generation shows as much more conservative, but you know what? It’s because that data was taken when they were old. When they were young, it wasn’t nearly as true. Old boomers now are more conservative than younger boomers on average; is basically true for every generation and there’s zero evidence that it don’t be true for whichever one you fall into.