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This ‘Make America Hot Again’ event was not any random mixer: Everyone present was conservative, or at the very least receptive to the idea of partnering up with a conservative.

Single, Young and Conservative: These People Want to ‘Make America Hot Again’

Right-leaning city dwellers in their 20s and 30s say it can be hard to find people who share their political views. A raft of dating apps and events wants to help them change the culture.

This ‘Make America Hot Again’ event was not any random mixer: Everyone present was conservative, or at the very least receptive to the idea of partnering up with a conservative.

Ashley Wong

| Photography by Camilo Fuentealba Brevis for WSJ. Magazine

May 22, 2025 1:00 pm ET

On a damp Thursday evening in early May, under the red lights of a bar in Manhattan’s East Village, around 50 young men and women knocked back drinks and shouted over loud music. Black tables displayed white hats reading “MAKE AMERICA HOT AGAIN” and pink stickers that said “Where Reaganomics meets retinol.” The Village People’s “YMCA” and Usher’s “DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love” blasted over the speakers.

The scene was familiar—a room full of young people hoping to find a date, or maybe just a new friend. But this was not any random mixer: Everyone present was conservative, or at the very least receptive to the idea of partnering up with a conservative.

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Single, Young and Conservative: These People Want to ‘Make America Hot Again’

Right-leaning city dwellers in their 20s and 30s say it can be hard to find people who share their political views. A raft of dating apps and events wants to help them change the culture.

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