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Youth Election Study 2024

The new generation of first-time voters

Political cherry picking of Generation Z


The representative youth election study 2024 shows a new understanding of politics, extremism and community among first-time voters. The representative study, conducted by the Institute for Generation Research under the study directors generation researcher Dr. Rüdiger Maas and futurologist Hartwin Maas, got to the bottom of the voting behavior of first-time voters and examined it directly on site on the basis of previously conducted studies.


Novelties and special features of the 2024 Youth Election Study


Gaining knowledge: social science facts

Why do young people react to the study results the way they do?

Are there differences between East and West German young people?

Why do certain groups of voters react to the data the way they do?


Scientific, social and media benefits

The high-quality Youth Election Study 2024 of the Institute for Generation Research provides explanatory approaches through the data obtained.


Overall conclusion

  • the classic left-right scheme is no longer up to date

  • there is a high tolerance for right

  • the onus is on the government

  • First-time voters are afraid of AfD and/or Grüne (Greens)


The high-quality youth election study 2024 East


Extracts from the Youth Election Study 2024 - the new generation of first-time voters

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Socio-demografic data of respondents

During the survey period from June to August 2024, n = 1,002 people aged 16 to 25 were surveyed in Germany. Error tolerance: 5%.



Directors of the Study

Dr. Dipl.-Psych. Rüdiger Maas , M.Sc.

Psychologist, generational researcher & Head of the Institute for Generational ResearchScientific Advisory Board of the Foundation for the Rights of Future Generations




Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing. Hartwin Maas, MIB

Industrial engineer, Master of International Business, futurologist

and Head of Quality Assurance





Press contact


Institute for Generation Research

Theaterstr. 8

86152 Augsburg

Phone: +49 821 4557630

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