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Sun-Moon

(253 posts)
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 11:47 AM 7 hrs ago

What was the average age of protester in your area?

I would say that it was mostly over 50 yo at my protest- but then there were a handful of early 20’s…. The age that seemed to be missing were 30-45 range.

I’m curious to know what other areas looked like.

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What was the average age of protester in your area? (Original Post) Sun-Moon 7 hrs ago OP
Average, no idea. Median (50th percentile) definitely over 50 hlthe2b 7 hrs ago #1
Maybe mid-20s. Near college campus, mostly students with a handful of gray-hairs sprinkled in. Midnight Writer 7 hrs ago #2
Millennials aren't big on protesting Blues Heron 7 hrs ago #3
Mostly 40 and above kiranon 7 hrs ago #4
Over 50s and under 30s berniesandersmittens 6 hrs ago #5
we live in a nexus of retirement communities mike_c 6 hrs ago #6
Same where I live oberle 34 min ago #16
It was about the same here. Alice B. 6 hrs ago #7
Mostly older but did see some young groups Tree Lady 6 hrs ago #8
60-ish in Centreville MD Zambero 5 hrs ago #9
Skewed older for sure, more so than the previous two 0rganism 5 hrs ago #10
Ours tended older. hunter 5 hrs ago #11
That's more or less how it was here, too. GoCubsGo 5 hrs ago #12
Ours are younger each time Pobeka 5 hrs ago #13
From the pictures posted on facebook from ones near me DetroitLegalBeagle 4 hrs ago #14
Gen Z is horrible. All they do is reinforce each other's reasons not to vote. PeaceWave 3 hrs ago #15
dear post adolescents, it is ok to bring your cell phone/tablet/earbuds to a protest march nt msongs 20 min ago #17

hlthe2b

(113,911 posts)
1. Average, no idea. Median (50th percentile) definitely over 50
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 11:51 AM
7 hrs ago

But, I was in a college town so plenty of 20-somethings too.

Midnight Writer

(25,403 posts)
2. Maybe mid-20s. Near college campus, mostly students with a handful of gray-hairs sprinkled in.
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 11:55 AM
7 hrs ago

What was missing were folks between 30 and 60. I did not see many that I would guess were in that age group. They seemed either younger or older.

Maybe 40 people overall. This is heavy Trump country. I think the nearby college is the center of antifa activity around here.

kiranon

(1,739 posts)
4. Mostly 40 and above
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 12:02 PM
7 hrs ago

Lots of older folks and mid 40's and up. Not see many young people except at tables. Did bring my 26 year old granddaughter with us.

berniesandersmittens

(13,189 posts)
5. Over 50s and under 30s
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 12:32 PM
6 hrs ago

I noticed we had a gap of 30 to 40 year olds that didnt show . That could have been because of the baseball/softball tournaments going on yesterday.

mike_c

(37,051 posts)
6. we live in a nexus of retirement communities
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 12:33 PM
6 hrs ago

Average age of protesters where we were was definitely over 55 (wife and I are 70+, most folks around us were similar).

oberle

(357 posts)
16. Same where I live
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 06:56 PM
34 min ago

It's a senior community. I spoke with several in their 80s and this was their first ever demonstration. They were a bit sheepish about it but felt they had to come. There were also a lot of people being pushed in wheelchairs. Good for them!

Alice B.

(735 posts)
7. It was about the same here.
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 12:36 PM
6 hrs ago

I came home and commented to my 80YO mother how disappointed I was to see the bulk of our attendees were clearly older.

I did see a few smirking kids drive past with their phones out. We live in a college town where a bunch seemed to turn out for a TSF rally. Wait til they get a load of their loan payments (and I throw no shade being six figures in myself).

Tree Lady

(13,280 posts)
8. Mostly older but did see some young groups
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 12:44 PM
6 hrs ago

But I live in the city Medford that people in OR retire to. Ashland 20 min away college town got lots of young.

Zambero

(9,986 posts)
9. 60-ish in Centreville MD
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 01:41 PM
5 hrs ago

A community of 4,800 with a somewhat disprortionate senior population. Also representative of a demographic with a higher percentage who actually cast ballots. Lots of positive horn honks and waves in one of Maryland's redder counties.

0rganism

(25,640 posts)
10. Skewed older for sure, more so than the previous two
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 01:48 PM
5 hrs ago

I was a bit surprised there weren't more people 15-30, being that their asses are now directly in the path of aggression. Saw a few, expected to see more as before. Perhaps the novelty has worn off.

hunter

(40,686 posts)
11. Ours tended older.
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 01:49 PM
5 hrs ago

A lot of the younger kids in our community went to protests elsewhere.

Why hang out with parents and grandparents when you can protest in the city or at the beach?

GoCubsGo

(34,896 posts)
12. That's more or less how it was here, too.
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 01:58 PM
5 hrs ago

Lots of 65+, but there were a handful of 30-45 range. And, most of those had their kids with them. I also got there mid-protest, so I don't know who might have been there early on. People were coming and going.

Pobeka

(5,005 posts)
13. Ours are younger each time
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 02:20 PM
5 hrs ago

At the first "hands off" it was about 80% 60 yrs and older. Yesterday I would guess the median age at 40. Many younger families bringing young children too.

I had a sign saying we need 67 dem senators to convict and remove after impeachment. A couple of younger folks asked about what that meant. I take that as good news that younger folk are getting seriously engaged to learn how govt functions and get the greedy SOBs removed

DetroitLegalBeagle

(2,504 posts)
14. From the pictures posted on facebook from ones near me
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 02:55 PM
4 hrs ago

Retirement age with a handful of younger people.

PeaceWave

(3,366 posts)
15. Gen Z is horrible. All they do is reinforce each other's reasons not to vote.
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 04:09 PM
3 hrs ago

The vast majority of what I saw yesterday in my neck of the woods was folks 40 and older with a smattering of 30 somethings with their young kids.

msongs

(73,733 posts)
17. dear post adolescents, it is ok to bring your cell phone/tablet/earbuds to a protest march nt
Sun Mar 29, 2026, 07:11 PM
20 min ago
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