Millennial Republicans More Liberal than Older Republicans on Homosexuality, Immigration % of Republicans and Republican leaning independents in each generation who say...
But in addition to the generation’s Democratic tendency, Millennials who identify with the GOP are also less conservative than Republicans in other generations: Among the roughly one-third of Millennials who affiliate with or lean Republican, just 31% have a mix of political values that are right-of-center, while about half (51%) take a mix of liberal and conservative positions and 18% have consistently or mostly liberal views. Among all Republicans and Republican leaners, 53% have conservative views; in the two oldest generations, Silents and Boomers, about two-thirds are consistently or mostly conservative.
By a 64% to 30% margin Millennial Republicans say that homosexuality should be accepted by society rather than discouraged. Among older generations of Republicans, no more than about half think homosexuality should be accepted.
There is a similar generational split in the GOP over immigration: On balance, younger Republicans say immigrants strengthen our country with their hard work and talents, while older Republicans say immigrants are a burden on our country by taking our jobs, housing and health care.
The generational divide in the GOP carries over to views of business and regulation as well. While Boomer and Silent Generation Republicans overwhelmingly see stricter environmental regulations as hurting the economy, Millennial Republicans are divided almost evenly over whether this is the case or whether they are worth the costs. Similarly, older generations of Republicans believe business corporations make a fair and reasonable amount of profit these days, while half of Millennial Republicans think they make too much profit.
Millennial Republicans More Liberal than Older  | Republicans on Homosexuality, Immigration  | % of Republicans and Republican leaning independents in each generation  | who say...  | All Rep/RL  | Millennial  | Gen X  | Boomer  | Silent  | 64  | 57  | 51  | 49  | 45  | 44  | 44  | 39  | 38  | 31  | Homosexuality should be  | Immigrants strengthen our  | accepted by society  | country  | 50  | 48  | 40  | 40  | 40  | 36  | 37  | 31  | 31  | 29  | Business corporations ma like too  | Stricter environmental laws and  | much profit  | regulations ware worth the cost and  | Source 2014 Political Polarization in the American Public (N=10 ,013).  | Based on Republicans and Republican leaning independents See topline for fullquestion  | wording  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 