Young Republicans belonging to Generation Z are generally more liberal than those who identify as being conservative in the generations before them, according to a new poll.

Defined as being born after 1996, more than half of Generation Z Republicans believe government should play a more active role in solving problems, the Pew Research Center found in a study released on Thursday. Researchers, however, cautioned that Generation Z’s views could change.

Recommended Stories

Millennials have ‘lower earnings, fewer assets and less wealth’ than past generations, report says

Their turn: Gen Z, millennials, Gen X were 51% of 2018 midterm vote

Census: Post-millennials nearly majority-minority