Young women increasingly identifying as liberal: Analysis

Young women are trending more liberal now than a decade ago — specifically on issues of abortion, the environment, gun laws and race relations — according to a Gallup study released Thursday.

Around 4 in 10 women ages 18-29 now, on average, identify as liberal. That number, according to the study, is more than 10 percent higher than in the early 2000s (28 percent) and at least 15 points higher than young men in the same age range.

On the issues of abortion, gun laws and the environment...