Your first date in line to vote? 23% of millennials say yes

Data from the National Electoral Institute indicate that there are 26.2 million young people between 18 and 29 years old who will be able to go to the polls this June 2 and this vote is attractive for any of the three presidential candidates, since they represent 30% of the nominal list from the entire country, a figure that could define the election. However, young people say they feel very distant from politics and electoral campaigns.

The company that was in charge of carrying out the Bumble study was CensusWide, which asked the relevance of the policy among users of the app when they are looking for a partner.

Does politics match being single?

Among the discoveries that the dating app had is that 40% of Generation Z respondents find it attractive when a match or potential partner is or has been a voter, compared to 51% of Millennial respondents. While 55% of centennial respondents agree that politics has become too divisive, compared to 59% of millennials.

While the survey ‘The voice of young people in the electoral context’, carried out with more than 1,557 people aged 18 to 29, by the UVM, showed how politics causes boredom, distrust, annoyance, discouragement and frustration. The Bumble study notes that 57% of Gen Z respondents wish their generation was more open and welcoming to different political beliefs, compared to 62% of Millennial respondents.

Marcela Millán, Bumble Senior Communications Manager for Latin America, said: “Shared values ​​and priorities are important for Generation Z and Millennials, but being informed and open to hearing other opinions is even more crucial when it comes to choose a partner.”