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Young voters are blaming older generations for the Brexit result

"Older generations voted for a future the younger generation didn't want."

Rachel Thompson

on June 24, 2016

Young voters are blaming older generations for the Brexit result

The result is in, and younger generations aren't happy about it. Credit: Charles McQuillan/ Getty Images

LONDON -- The United Kingdom has voted to leave the European Union in a historic referendum, and figures suggest that certain generations may have played a key role in the outcome.

A YouGov survey showing an age breakdown of voting has prompted many young people to blame the Brexit vote on older generations.

The figures -- published after polls closed on Thursday night -- suggest that 75% of 18-24 year olds voted to remain in the EU, while 53% of 50-64 year olds and 59% of people over 65 voted to leave.

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Rachel Thompson

Features Editor

Rachel Thompson is the Features Editor at Mashable. Rachel's second non-fiction book The Love Fix: Reclaiming Intimacy in a Disconnected World is out now, published by Penguin Random House in Jan. 2025. The Love Fix explores why dating feels so hard right now, why we experience difficult emotions in the realm of love, and how we can change our dating culture for the better.

A leading sex and dating writer in the UK, Rachel has written for GQ, The Guardian, The Sunday Times Style, The Telegraph, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Stylist, ELLE, The i Paper, Refinery29, and many more.

Rachel's first book Rough: How Violence Has Found Its Way Into the Bedroom And What We Can Do About It, a non-fiction investigation into sexual violence was published by Penguin Random House in 2021.