In most countries, support for democracy is a little lower among younger people than among older generations. But there is not much change over time. Millennials are not very different in their views of political systems than were young people in the mid 1990s.
The big exception is the United States. In the 2011 survey, Americans under the age of 35 had become relatively less favorable toward democracy and more favorable toward army rule and a strong leader (but also expert decision making!). This can be significant. The United States is an important country that is often credited for spreading democracy around the globe. If its younger generation is less enthusiastic about democracy compared to its alternatives, then this matters a great deal.
On the other hand, it could be just a fluke of a single survey. It’s hard to pick up small effects in subpopulations with surveys. Still, the U.S. finding is worth a closer look. Some of the other anglophone democracies also reveal a hint of a millennial effect.
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