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Younger adults, who turned out in unprecedented numbers to help elect Barack Obama to the presidency, say liberalism helps define their generation, a poll found.
The survey by the Pew Research Center found that those aged 18 to 29 cited technology use, music/pop culture and liberalism/tolerance as the three top characteristics that most make them unique from other age groups.
The young adults “are particularly liberal when it comes to issues of social policy, attitudes toward homosexuality and immigrants,” said Carroll Doherty, associate director of the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.
The slant toward liberalism showed in their support of government -- 53 percent of them said government should do more to solve problems, compared with 45 percent of those aged 30-45, 43 percent of those aged 46-64, and 39 percent of those 65 and older.
The characteristic also showed in party affiliation. Among the younger age group, 41 percent identified as Democrats, while 32 percent classified themselves as independents and 22 percent as Republicans. That was the largest percentage of Democratic Party supporters among any of the age groups.
The largest percentage of Republicans, 31 percent, was among those 65 and older. Within this age group, 38 percent identified as Democrats and 25 percent said they were independents.
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