One In Seven American Voters Will Be LGBTQ By 2030, New Report Claims

The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) suggested in a new report that one in seven voters will identify as LGBTQ by 2030.

LGBTQ voters are predicted to become the fastest growing voting bloc in the near future, with the report suggesting that one in five voters will be LGBTQ by 2040, according to the HRC and Bowling Green State University (BGSU). The report explained that 11% of voters are currently LGBTQ, and expects numbers to continually climb as Generation Z voters age and “come out.”

The report bases its predictions for the future off of current LGBTQ numbers because it could not poll anyone under the age of 18, according to the report. Gen Z statistics were duplicated and used for New Generation (born 2004-2014) and Pre-New generation (born 2015 or later) results.

“The percentage of Generation Z respondents identifying as LGBTQ+ was used for these generations. As we continue to see higher levels of LGBTQ+ identification, as well as earlier ages of coming out as LGBTQ+, in the younger birth cohort, this is a conservative estimate of LGBTQ+ identification in these generations,” the report said.