The aim of this paper is to determine the perception of youth about the elite in Croatia. The elite, as a complex term, is not easy to define and its appearance and role largely depends on the structure of the state in the context of which it is studied. Previous research implies that youth is not interested in the political values of society and that society generally excludes them from the decision-making process. Many studies have shown that the elite is connected with conspiracy theories and the question arises about their influence on the youth’s perception of the elite. Based on the mentioned theory, four hypotheses were set and verified through the results obtained from the interviews. I interviewed 12 people, between 19 and 30 years, who are students in Zagreb and Osijek. The research results show that the majority of young people have difficulties in defining the elite, but they recognize it through examples. Also, it is concluded that young people see a link between conspiracy theories and the elite and generally have a negative or neutral perception of the elite. At the end of the paper, the importance of this topic in the context of social work is analyzed.