Pew poll shows that this young, ideologically mixed group actually leans … to the right?

Published June 27, 2014 1:02pm ET



There are two growing groups of young Americans who hold an “equal number of liberal and conservative values,” and one of them instinctively leans to the right, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center.

The right-leaning group, dubbed the “Young Outsiders” by Pew, holds conservative views when it comes to the role of government and the so-called social safety net. However, they stray from the GOP when it comes to social issues, including gay marriage and immigration, and they also tend to be secular.

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