And in Australia, they're emerging at the forefront of the national political debate.
"I do find that there’s been a growth of been a growth of conservative thought," says the Hon. Dr Peter Phelps, MLC Member of the NSW Legislative Council.
"You can join the conservative club which is tweed jackets and Fez's cigars and God save the Queen, that sort of thing and people are joining these and why?
"Because it’s a little edgier than just going off and joining Greenpeace, which has now become mainstream."
On of those edgier people is Edward Bourke, a 15-year-old Year 10 student who gained international media attention for running a campaign in support of Donald Trump.
"I myself identify as a right wing conservative with some progressive values ... I'm an usual vessel for this kind of opinion," he says.
"A 15-year-old often doesn't carry such strong opinions let alone conservative opinions and a lot of teenagers even if they do carry opinions like that don't choose to express them in a public forum.
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"I like Donald Trump because he has some great economic and even to some extent foreign policy that I believe will aid the entire world, including Australia, not just America."
Perhaps what makes Edward's beliefs more interesting is how much they differ from his parents, with his father Mick Bourke disagreeing on many of his son's political opinions.
"I'd say that I've said to him to pull his ears in a few times, don't think it's that successful, but I've said so.
"But beyond that, you know he, he is quite a responsible person with his opinions. But he pushes them pretty strongly."
Caleb Bond is another young conservative who has become very visible in the Australian media landscape, writing columns for The Daily Telegraph and The Age as well as hosting a radio segment on 6PR.
"To me, conservatism is about defending things that work because you have tried and tested ideas, tried and tested policies that work," says the 16-year-old.
"People pay attention to me at the moment I think because i'm different."
"People pay attention to me at the moment I think because i'm different.
"There are so many left wing young people, I happen to be conservative most of the time. So that is a point of difference.
"But I'd like to think people are interested in me because they think I have something meaningful to say and a lot of people, young people have meaningful things to say and I like the idea that people listen to that.
"Political correctness to me, means people who do not like what others have to say but they dislike them so much that they won't let them say it.
"It's getting away from the truth."
