DU Poll: Which age group do you belong in:

[BigmanPigman]

228 votes, 0 passes | Time left: Unlimited
	Under 25
	1 (0%)
	25-35
	5 (2%)
	36-45
	23 (10%)
	46-55
	39 (17%)
	56-65
	70 (31%)
	66-75
	73 (32%)
	75-85
	17 (7%)
	86+
	0 (0%)
	0 DU members did not wish to select any of the options provided.
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[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I am 76! Never thought I'd live this long! n/t

[scarletwoman]

7. Well, keep it up! The world needs beautiful souls like you!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. Aw, thank you, my dear scarletwoman!

What a sweet thing to say.



too!

[Demonaut]

12. thank god you have!, many years to go

[CaliforniaPeggy]

104. I sure hope so, and what a kind thing for you to say!

[mitch96]

95. The musician Eubie Blake was quoted at the age of 95...

"If I knew I was gonna last this long I would have taken better care of my self"
Words to live by I guess..
m

[CaliforniaPeggy]

103. Yup. That's one of my mottos too!

[Srkdqltr]

105. At 78 I say/think that frequently

[A HERETIC I AM]

137. Hunter S. Thompson said....

"Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!"

"My father died peacefully, with a contented smile on his face. Not screaming in mortal terror like the other passengers in his car." - Author Unknown to me, anyway.

“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” --> Will Rogers

[mitch96]

161. Loved line too

I believe I'm skidding into home plate as young as possible at a very old age...Like my old man..
Went 100 mph all his 77 years and Poof!
m

[CaliforniaPeggy]

147. Awww....thank you my dear Celerity! My sister from another mother!

Big hugs for you too, dear girl!

[snowybirdie]

159. You are So right

How did we get this old?

[scarletwoman]

2. Thanks for doing this. The trick now will be to keep it kicked for several days in order to get

a good sample size. I'm willing to help with that.

[BigmanPigman]

3. Would it stay up longer if I posted it in a different forum?

Maybe under "Democrats"?

[scarletwoman]

4. I think it's better here in GD - more people will see it. Besides kicking, you can also

put up new posts once in a while over several days with a link to the poll.

I'll help out - I'm interested in the results, too.

[appalachiablue]

5. Here is fine, just remember to kick for visibility

[scarletwoman]

6. I think it helps to Rec it, too, so it shows up on the Home page and the Greatest page. (nt)

[appalachiablue]

9. For sure!

[SkyDaddy7]

15. I might as well ask...

I've been on DU for well over a decade & to "rec" a post I got within hours on the site but I've never been 100% sure about the "kick" part...What does that actually imply? ...Simply posting a comment to the Post along with clicking "rec" or is there more to it?

...

Thanks in advance.

[BigmanPigman]

19. I think it is a DU thing.

I asked when I first joined and I think I was told that K&R means kicked and recommend. Kicking a thread just means that you are posting to that thread, which "kicks" it to the top of page one. The longer a thread remains on page one, the more replies it will get. Recommend means that someone clicks the DU Rec button. If a thread gets enough recs (it used to be 5, I think) it goes on the "Greatest" page.

[SkyDaddy7]

171. Thanks!!

Yes, I that too is my impression of what "K&R" means.

Thank-you for the reply!

[progree]

10. Incredible. At 61 votes, 73% are 56 and older. nt

[Demonaut]

11. old rules!!!!!1!!!!

[lamp_shade]

13. kick

[Stonepounder]

14. I'll be interested to see what it looks like after a few days.

Remember, most people under 65 are in bed by 1:00am since they have to get up and go to work in the morning, while us old farts can indulge ourselves and stay up late and then sleep in.

[IcyPeas]

16. Ok Boomers

[quakerboy]

17. This is fascinating

and makes a lot of things make much more sense

[Locrian]

101. was thinking the exact same thing... explains a lot -n/t

[budkin]

18. Didn't realize this forum skewed older

Interesting results.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

21. Yep.

I realized it when I saw a poll here which asked if DU members had pensions (not including Social Security). A very large percentage had at least one retirement pension, and sometimes multiple ones.

That’s when I knew most DU’ers were Baby Boomers.

[happybird]

100. Me, too

At first, I was was shocked by the number of folks who reported having a pension ... then I said, “Oooohhh.”

[scarletwoman]

22. We've periodically done age polls like this over the life of DU, and the over 50 cohort has always

been the largest. This place has always been full of Boomers - not sorry about it, either.

For me, I was 51 when I joined, now I'm 70 - and that probably includes a lot of other DUers who started out already in their 40s or 50s now showing up in the over 60 group.

[dmr]

74. Hell, scarletwoman, I was 48 when DU opened,

Now I'm (cough) 67! Retired collecting Social Security, Medicare, and a pension.

I (and my family) would not be where we are today if not for DU and those we've meant here, because they changed our lives forever. Choices were made because of DUer influences.

The youngins from those early days are now middle age. Hell my son joined at age 12, and next month he'll be 31! Good grief! How can that be? He's heading toward middle age himself!

Age is just a number that is filled with experiences. As they say: if I knew then what I know now ...

[scarletwoman]

125. Yup - it's kind of weird to think of how many years have gone by.

Like you, DU has been an absolutely crucial part of my life.

I think I would have ended up stark, raving mad without it!

[orleans]

150. agree. but i didn't find du until 2004

in a mad internet search of desperation

unfortunately, by that time, the madness had already set in my brain

[mnhtnbb]

23. Many of us were in 2 age groups younger

when we joined DU. I know I was! Will be here 15 years in May.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

174. 16 years in May for me

I was 25 when I joined.

[JonLP24]

28. It was obvious to me

I could tell by the topics & comments especially when it comes to the primary forum.

[yardwork]

119. A lot of us joined 20 years ago. We were younger then.

[Sedona]

20. Kick

[DFW]

24. I don't get it

When I joined DU, I was under 55, and now suddenly, I'm turning 68 this year.

Something must have happened somewhere, but I can't for the life of me figure out what?

[scarletwoman]

25. It's just cosmic, man...

[DFW]

46. That must be it!

I can't believe I didn't figure that one out on my own..........

[Quackers]

26. 37 nt

[Croney]

27. We be old.

[BlueTsunami2018]

29. Just made the half century mark last week.

It’s weird because I don’t really look or feel much different than I did at thirty-five. There’s this mystique about certain numbers for some reason and it’s kind of disappointing that I’m not suddenly a lot wiser or worldly. 🤷‍♂️

[Arkansas Granny]

34. I don't know how 73 is supposed to feel, but, mentally I feel much as I did in my 30's.

Looks are another thing, however. I'd make a pretty rough looking 35 right now.

I continue to learn things and some of what I know might be construed as wisdom. Depends on who you talk to. 😉

[appalachiablue]

30. Old is Gold (And Reagan wasn't a Boomer, contrary to what some think)

[Kurt V.]

31. kick

[MFM008]

32. We are

The cemetary club.....

[lunatica]

47. Nah! We're the One Foot in the Grave Club now.

But we’re still tap dancing with the other one!

[Bettie]

33. K&R

that is all.

[bluedigger]

35. Still adapting to being middle aged.

Turned 60 yesterday. Didn't see that coming...

[PRETZEL]

38. Happy Birthday

mine was on Sunday.

[bluedigger]

40. Thanks, and back at ya!

[a kennedy]

52. I'll be 70 *gag* *choke* *gag*. Is that still middle age too??

Will NEVER get used to getting old...... ugh.

[malaise]

59. Your body will

Trust me

[bluedigger]

72. By the standards set by our candidates, you're still middle aged.

If we expect Joe, Bernie, or Warren to be two term Presidents, then old must start in your 90's.

[Mossfern]

92. No!

You are not middle aged - you're 32.

[a kennedy]

112. Why do I love you.....

[llmart]

73. Um...since when is 60 middle aged?

Unless you're planning on living to 120.

[Mossfern]

94. Personally

I'm expecting to live to 127.

[Mossfern]

36. So, I've been here for years

My posts are on the lower side, because I forgot my user name and password, so I opened another account.
I'm 71, but still think I'm about 32 years old.

What I'd like to know is how to recommend a thread?
Hey! I was this ditzy when I was in my thirties.
My family and friends find it "endearing."

Never mind, I figured it out.

[PRETZEL]

37. Just turned 61

been here for a long time,

It's still the best forum I've found.

[Beringia]

39. Kick

[Tom Rinaldo]

41. About as many over 86 as under 35? Yep, a representative cross section of America alright n/t

[MyNameGoesHere]

42. Pre-embryonic

[OliverQ]

43. I must say this poll is surprising.

Seems much clearer why the Democratic Primaries forum is so anti-Bernie with so many here skewing older.

[jimfields33]

51. Definitely explains a lot

I have mine.....

[VOX]

83. I'm the exception to your conjecture.

I’ll be 71 in a few months, my wife is 65. Both of us have been liberal Democrats our entire voting lives. With each passing (and increasingly fascistic) Republican regime, our political compasses have skewed further leftward.

We are both voting for Bernie next Tuesday. Don’t count us all out. We may have more years under the belt, but our attitudes and outlook are more focused than they’ve ever been.

We simply aren’t old codgers who surrender to time. I still play slide guitar and Chicago-style amplified blues harp, we volunteer at our local animal shelter, travel a bit, and stay informed, active and engaged. My older brother (73) was Republican, but in 2016 he wrote-in Bernie Sanders on his ballot. This isn’t our grandparents’ or parents’ retirement. We still enjoy raising hell, but with a dollop is wisdom!

Cheers—

[Quixote1818]

108. Exact same thing came to my mind. nt

[Raftergirl]

44. I'm 63

Of course this forum skews older. Most younger people work and don’t have time for posting on message boards.

Plus they are on Twitter.

[Jchall2000]

78. I'm 19

But I still find time to read up on the board! It was my grandmother, another lurker, that showed me it about six years ago when I first became computer savvy, been lurking ever since then. I get a lot of my news from here.

[Raftergirl]

88. That still doesn't

change the fact that most posters are over 55 if one goes by the poll.

I’m glad there are young people on this board. It wouid be nice if there were more,

[yardwork]

120. Glad you're here!

[Celerity]

155. Finally someone younger than me, lolol!

Hugzzzz

Cel

[HopeAgain]

80. Actually many do on things like Reddit

Which is why I would invite people on here to go see r/politics on Reddit and read about the younger people's political concerns, ideas and thoughts. I'm 59, but having three progressive sons has taught me a lot about THEIR future.

[Raftergirl]

89. Great point.

Reddit completely slipped my mind.

[scarletwoman]

45. Giving this another morning kick. (nt)

[LakeArenal]

48. I noticed something that might just be coincidence

No one I think of as a pot stirrer is on this poll. Nobody on my jury blacklist is on here.

Is that a coincidence?

[rzemanfl]

56. No. Not at all.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1287578577

[unc70]

61. I concur -- true for me too

I don't notice anyone I would have in those categories. It is interesting.

[TwilightZone]

91. That's an interesting observation.

And possibly not a coincidence.

[TwilightZone]

49. Kick

[a kennedy]

50. Kicking this.

[rzemanfl]

53. K&R. Two age brackets younger when I signed up. n/t

[hamsterjill]

54. I'm old now.

But I was a youngster when I first started reading DU!!! I'm glad the website has been around as long as it has. It's saved my sanity on occasion.

[lpbk2713]

55. Funny you should ask.

My 76th birthday is today.

[rzemanfl]

57. Happy birthday!

[Lindsay]

60. Happy birthday!

Hope you have a wonderful day. (And lots more to follow.)

[scarletwoman]

62. Happy Birthday!

[lpbk2713]

67. Thank you all very much.

I'm actually holding up pretty well, with the help of a pacemaker/defib implant.

[malaise]

58. K & R

Great idea

[TexasProgresive]

63. Kick

[LanternWaste]

64. Old enough...

53.

Old enough to know better.

Young enough to try it one or two more times.

[Liberal In Texas]

65. This time of day it's a lot of us old folks.

Be interesting to see if you can keep it going until late tonight if the demographics change as younger people log in after work etc.

[BigmanPigman]

87. I posted it at 10:15PM last night.

There were about 125 responses by midnight.

[cemaphonic]

66. 45 - Too young for DU and too old for reddit

And yeah, I've been here awhile and DU has always skewed older.

[Piasladic]

90. same here

I think the general format of the site also appeals to an older generation.

[Hekate]

68. I knew DU trended "older," but sheesh. For some reason we all seemed a lot younger in 2001!

I still think I'm barely over 50 (ie, as in 2002 when I joined) so everybody else here should be too -- wha' happen'?

[Stallion]

69. I May Be Old--But I can be as Immature as the Next Guy

nm

[yonder]

70. Kickin' with my PF Flyers. Now that's old.

[Act_of_Reparation]

71. There have never been data more self-evident.

[A HERETIC I AM]

134. Ain't that the truth!

[lillypaddle]

75. K&R nt

[HopeAgain]

76. Could'a guessed the age distribution

just by reading the threads on here. No surprises.

[LaurenOlimina]

77. This explains sooooo much.

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

79. wow!

We are for the most part, old!

[handmade34]

81. "Which age group do I belong in?

now, my age is one thing, but what age group "I belong in" in quite another what do you really want to know?

[Dagstead Bumwood]

110. I question that as well.

I'm at the upper end of Gen X but I have always felt more aligned with the Boomers than my own generation, for some reason. Much better music, I'm guessing, is the primary reason.

[Neon Gods]

82. I'm 74, but...

...I vote for my 17 yo granddaughter who will have to live in the miserable world I'm leaving behind. I owe it to her.

[rzemanfl]

84. Wait! STOP! Hold the presses. "Belong IN" not "belong to."

Switch me to under 25 please.

[cwydro]

86. Perfect.

[LakeArenal]

85. I was so much older then...🎶🎶

🎵I’m younger than that now. 🎶

[Totally Tunsie]

149. I love that song!

Now it'll be in my head for hours.

[Glorfindel]

93. I'll be 75 later this year

Officially an Old Fart!

[Ernesto]

172. ME TOO! n-a

[Glorfindel]

173. Hey, Ernesto! Looks like you got to Vietnam just about the time I left

I was there Dec 66 to Dec 67, and left just prior to the Tet offensive.

[spicysista]

96. I've always been told that I have an old soul.

However, you guys make me feel like a kid. I hope to reach the majority's age one day. You guys are all very sharp. I am a very impressed 38 year old.

[Turin_C3PO]

97. I'm 36.

Barely a millennial, almost Gen X.

[GreenPartyVoter]

98. Kick

[Captain Stern]

99. Looks like everybody should be careful about who's fucking lawn they walk on around here.

I kid, I kid.

I say that as an old guy.

[jberryhill]

102. Which one do I "belong in"

Or which one am I in?

[rzemanfl]

106. You noticed that too. I am trying to get mine changed to under 25. n/t

[jberryhill]

107. Judging by the frequency with which people tell me to "grow up" or "act my age"...

...then I'm thinking I might definitely belong in "under 25".

[Afromania]

109. hmmm, I didn't realize DU skewed quite so wise.

You guys and gals are spry as all putout, had me fooled

[bluestarone]

111. KICK!

Interesting!!

[Golden Raisin]

113. My age group: Somewhere between 40 and Death.

I'm actually 70. Still young inside. Body is beginning to display too many cricks, cracks and cranks. Still beats the alternative.

[Skittles]

114. GO KATMONDOO!!!

freaking AWSOME

[Kermit the Prog]

115. Only 2 under 25?

Not a promising stat for the future.

[BigmanPigman]

117. I think it should be 3 for that age group.

Read Post #106.

[Kermit the Prog]

126. Needs to be over 100

If the party plans to survive down the road.

Didn't realize the party demographics were this aged.

[Celerity]

156. 3 now! We are legion. Lololol

[LaelthsDaughter]

116. 19, 20 in a month

Im proud to say I’m 19, almost 20! Imma hot two decades, ya’ll!! I’d say that’s an accomplishment.

[BigmanPigman]

118. Welcome to DU!

Spread the word....

[StevieM]

122. Welcome to DU!! (eom)

[Celerity]

157. Finally someone younger than me, you and Jschall2000 lolol!

Hugzzz

Cel

[scarletwoman]

121. Evening kick - we're up to 487 participants, can we get to 500?

[BigmanPigman]

123. The 56-65 age group is taking the lead now.

It had been tied with 66-75 for most of last night and this morning. I guess people are coming home from work or school.

[scarletwoman]

127. Yeah, I noticed that. Hasn't this been fascinating so far?

Thank you again for setting up this poll!!!

[BigmanPigman]

130. Yes, I like visual aides

like charts and graphics and polls are easy and fun on DU. I used them a lot when I taught 1st graders. They LOVED taking polls and voting. I think they liked "having a voice" in anything.

[scarletwoman]

132. That's a wonderful thing about your 1st graders!

I definitely get the "having a voice" thing.

[ChazII]

128. kicking n/t

[roody]

129. Boomer for Sanders here.

[scarletwoman]

133. Please don't turn this into a Primaries thread - really don't want it to get locked. Thanks.

[Laelth]

135. Yikes. Do I have to think about this? n/t

-Laelth

[progree]

136. 516 votes: 75% are 56 and over at this point. Kick & n/t

[abakan]

138. Face it I'm older than dirt

Damn it

[gopiscrap]

139. I see we are a predominantly older group

[Still Sensible]

140. I'm surprised by the results so far.

It looks like DU could use some serious outreach to some younger folks. I'm 65 btw.

[k2qb3]

141. I'm not.

Explains why the primary forum is like it is perfectly.

[k2qb3]

142. Should change the name to Democrats Nearly Underground.

[scarletwoman]

146. Ouch!

[BigmanPigman]

148. HA!

[orleans]

151. that's kind of hysterical!

[Kaleva]

143. I beleive Du has always been on the older side. At least as long as I've been here. 2008.

[Maru Kitteh]

144. Well, which age group do I belong in

is an entirely different question than "how old" am I.


I firmly believe I belong about 20 years or so down the ladder.

[MerryBlooms]

145. 56

[orleans]

152. i wish you'd post this in the lounge

just to see if there's any sort of age diff between here and there

[scarletwoman]

153. You could post the same poll in the Lounge yourself - or, you could invite Lounge folks to this

thread.

In all my years on DU, I've never been a Lounge hanger-outer - just a few short dips now and then. Just has never been my thing, for whatever reason.

[orleans]

163. i would but

since i don't have a star i can't post polls

[scarletwoman]

164. Ah, sorry - I didn't notice your lack of a star.

In that case, you could just start an OP in the Lounge with a link to this poll. I'd love to see if that would bring a younger cohort!

[orleans]

170. actually, i was just curious as to the most typical age range

for lounge folk (and compare them to gd--to see if there's much of a difference)

[jcmaine72]

154. This poll certainly explains why this place is so hopelessly

out of step with the rest of the Democratic Party's base. Just compare Bernie's national popularity, especially among young people, to his popularity here.

[gademocrat7]

158. I am 68.

Time seems to be moving faster than when I was younger.

[tavernier]

160. Frankly, I'm surprised.

I thought there would be more in the younger groups, age 40, 50.
Hmm.

[raccoon]

162. I did too. We need more whippersnappers. Nt

[scarletwoman]

165. The irony is, when DU first started lots of us were in the 40-50 age range.

But somehow or other, the years have gone by and we've ended up two age groups higher!

[tavernier]

166. I know...

I fear that a lot of the controversy... the pages and pages of posts that are no more than “you say” “I say” ... ad infinitum, have lost best posters. The bots or Russian posters have chased away serious minded people who are tired of the crap posts that dissolve into nothingness.

[scarletwoman]

167. It's been very sad to see some of the best minds from earlier days gone from here now.

I've taken many breaks from here, and I stopped posting with any regularity over 10 years ago.

I still consider DU my online "home", although I don't have the same kind of attachment to it that I did way back at the beginning.

There are still some outstanding posters here - plus, as a news aggregator, I think DU is top notch.

The only constant in life is change.

[uponit7771]

168. I didn't know there was 600 people on DU

[BigmanPigman]

169. A lot of people from various countries come here for their news.

I know I do. All the sources are verified to death.

[Worried2020]

175. Overdue for a kick . . .

.

Update if ya wanna!



W

Stats now

56 - 75 year olds represent 66% of the membership here, as per the poll.

hmmmmm