John Della Volpe, will share his ideas regarding "Locking Down Gen Z Voters: How Democrats can Attract and Inspire Young Voters." John Della Volpe is the Director of Polling at Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics. His best-selling book is just out, called Fight: How Gen Z is Channeling their Fear and Passion to Save America. It's been called the definitive account of America's next great generation. John appears regularly on NBC and MSNBC, particularly on Morning Joe. He is the founder and CEO of SocialSphere, which is a public opinion research company. Five shared experiences defined and traumatized Gen Z: Occupy Wall Street (income inequality) Election of Trump after having Obama as President School shootings Climate change George Floyd’s murder "Every generation has its share of angst and turmoil. But no generation in the last 75 years has been confronted with more chaos more quickly than Generation Z," Volpe says. "Yes, they’re anxious, but they’re also voters — and they’re stronger, more resilient, and determined to change the world. " Gen Z Voters are Democratic Voters Young voters in the 2022 election generated the second-highest turnout ever in a mid-term election, voting heavily for Democrats.

1. John Della Volpe
Founder & CEO // SocialSphere, Inc.
Director of Polling // Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics
Author // FIGHT: How Gen Z is Channelling Their Fear and Passion to
Save America
February 2022
Locking Down Gen Z
What I’ve learned from exit polls, 61 focus groups
and 54,000 interviews with young Americans in 2022

2. Generational politics is a relatively
new phenomenon.

5. Every generation has its share of angst and
turmoil. But no generation in the last 75
years has been confronted with more chaos
more quickly than Generation Z.

8. Rather than melting like snowflakes,
these pressures from the outside world
have made them harder. Yes, they’re
anxious, but they’re also voters — and
they’re stronger, more resilient, and
determined to change the world.

9. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/19/opinion/youth-vote-midterm-election.html

13. For every 10 Americans who turn 18 every
day, 7 have values that are more closely
aligned with Democrats than Republicans.
The Gen Z & millennial alliance (40% of 2024
electorate) is the greatest short- and longer-
term opportunity the party has seen in
generations.

15. Thank you
John Della Volpe
john@socialsphere.com
@dellavolpe