A poll shows the president's net favorable rating among those aged 18-29 has fallen dramatically in the past three months.

Summary

Donald Trump’s popularity among Generation Z voters has sharply declined since the 2024 election, according to a new Economist/YouGov poll.

His net favorability among 18-29-year-olds has dropped from +19 in November to -18, raising concerns for Republicans about sustaining youth support.

While Trump gained ground with young voters in 2024, recent policies—such as his mass deportation plan and targeting of DEI initiatives—may have contributed to this decline.

  • samus12345@lemm.eeEnglish
    12·
    5 days ago

    Yes, in blue states. State governments are responsible for elections, not Federal. I expect plenty of fraud and worse-than-usual voter suppression in Republican-governed states, though.

    • stickly@lemmy.world
      8·
      5 days ago

      The Federal Election Commission has determined that your state had a fraudulent election. Please remain calm while our jackboots personally conduct a recount…

    • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      3·
      5 days ago

      the concern here is that if the redwall we saw in the presidential election persists into the midterms, it may not matter what blue states vote, it’s entirely dependent on how well the general public views the current administration as doing, and if that’s “poorly” they’ll get fucked and we’ll swing blue, if not, nothing happens.

      If enough of the population thinks they did a good job, for whatever reason, it may not be recoverable at all.

      • samus12345@lemm.eeEnglish
        2·
        5 days ago

        I’m assuming that there won’t be another Democrat in the White House in the foreseeable future due to corrupt red state governments. Elections will be good for for state things and that’s it.

        • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          1·
          3 days ago

          i highly doubt that will be the case, but it’s technically a possibility, at least given the current electoral college, i doubt the congress won’t see another democrat though.

          The US historically tends to swing between republican and democrat aggressively, this cycle is no exception thus far, i expect a far left swing after this term is over.