From NPR:
The gender gap was more pronounced among young voters
Trump made significant gains among young men, according to the AP’s exit polling, winning 56% of the vote, compared to 2020, when he won just 41%.
To Della Volpe, it’s part of a trend he has been watching for years, where a significant number of young men, especially those who have grown up with Trump, feel disconnected from the modern Democratic Party.
“They're telling us in our surveys and our focus groups that the Democratic Party doesn't speak to them. They’re choosing not to be affiliated with it. This is something that you can't turn around in 30 days or 100 days,” he said. “To do this takes years of investment. Donald Trump made that investment. And I think much of that playing field was ceded by Democrats.”
Young women, on the other hand, did break for Harris. She won the group by 18 points – though still by a margin that was lower than four years ago.