Poll: Most young voters want to redistribute wealth
A new Rasmussen poll shows that most young voters support the Marxist idea of seizing “excess” wealth and redistributing it to others.
The survey of 1,201 found that 55% of voters under 40 would support laws that confiscate second homes, luxury cars, and private boats to help young people buy a first home. Twenty-five percent of those in favor say they would “strongly support” such laws. Just 38% of voters would oppose them.
The poll also found that 29% of under-40 voters say they’re “struggling,” while 38% say they’re “getting by” and 24% describe their current financial situation as “doing well.” Seven percent say their financial situation is “in crisis.”
Sixty-two percent of young voters believe the economy is “unfair” to young people.
“These results paint a sobering picture,” said the Heartland Institute’s Donald Kendal, who also serves as editor-in-chief of StoppingSocialism.com. “Young Americans are facing real financial pressures and housing insecurity, but what’s most concerning is that many are turning toward dangerous collectivist ideas as supposed solutions. The fact that more than half support wealth confiscation to buy homes shows just how far radical policies have penetrated mainstream thinking among voters under 40.”
Real-world implications
The survey’s responses are not theoretical. Socialist figures like New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani and Minneapolis mayoral candidate Omar Fateh are being boosted primarily by young voters. Mamdani, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), is supported by 78% of New Yorkers under 45 and is projected to win the race. The Uganda native has promised free public transportation, frozen rent prices, universal childcare, and medical mutilation for minors packaged as “gender-affirming care.” He has vowed to defund the police and tax the rich and White people. In 2021, Mamdani proposed “seizing the means of production,” helping elect more socialists, and boycotting Israel.
Socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has enthusiastically endorsed Mamdani, and on Saturday criticized Democrats for not doing the same.
"I find it hard to understand how the major Democratic leaders in New York State are not supporting the Democratic candidate," Sanders said.
"One might think that if a candidate starting at 2% in the polls gets 50,000 volunteers, creates enormous excitement, gets young people involved in the political process, gets nontraditional voters to vote, Democratic leaders would be jumping up and down. This is our guy!"
