Falling Fertility Is a Bipartisan Tragedy
July 1, 2026
Conservatives and liberals are splitting along fertility lines more than ever before, a gap that will only grow more pronounced as the next generation takes shape.
Some right-leaning commentators are running victory laps over the “more conservative world” of the future. After all, counties that voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 election had higher fertility rates than ones that voted for Kamala Harris. Republican states have higher fertility than Democratic states, and parents are more likely to move from blue states to red ones.
