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.

  • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝English
    26·
    4 days ago

    Gen Z desperately wants change, any change and Dems were against change.

    That’s my take at least.

    • Snowstorm@lemmy.caEnglish
      5·
      3 days ago

      Half of Trump votes and a bigger part of abstentions are a protest directed at the economic system that, in the aftermath of Covid, got rich people richer while most people got reduced buying power in the form of inflation.

      Then surprise surprise: sh!t policies and more inflation. Can Trump keep control of this growing rage or…

    • Rakonat@lemmy.worldEnglish
      93·
      4 days ago

      It’s more that Gen Z wants change without putting in effort. They (and millennials too) aren’t voting in primaries at all let alone showing up in non Presidental elections so all parties are putting money and effort into candidates that appeal to older, more conservative voters that actual show up.

      The younger people I work with and interact with on a regular basis that admit they voted for Trump say they didn’t do it because he appealed to them but because they had some protest against Harris or Biden. Dems dropped the ball entirely this election but the majority of voters fail to turn out and prove their desire for change and progressive candidates is anything but talk.

      • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝English
        13·
        4 days ago

        There wasn’t a primary to vote against Harris in though. I’m not bashing you, it’s just that was a mistake IMO.

        • Rakonat@lemmy.worldEnglish
          7·
          4 days ago

          There was primary for congressional seats where the actual change Gen Z keeps saying they want will have to come from. And there was basically no participation there nationwide for their generation.

          • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝English
            1·
            1 day ago

            I see plenty of change coming right now from the office of the President though.

    • pjwestin@lemmy.world
      4·
      4 days ago

      There’s also a lot of incel Zoomers. I think that’s where the bulk or his youth support came from.

      • Snowclone@lemmy.world
        3·
        3 days ago

        It’s so stupid because it’s entirely typical for guys 12-22 to not be getting laid, and the boys who get sucked into this extremist bullshit shouldn’t be thinking they are victims of anything other than typical adolescents. The dumb kid to neo nazi pipeline is really shitty and clearly still works very effectively.

        • pjwestin@lemmy.world
          2·
          3 days ago

          Well, that’s true, but the Zoomers are facing some unique headwinds. They’re the first generation to come of age in a post internet era, and I’ve heard people argue that being inundated with social media as well as having such easy access to pornography is giving them a warped view of sex and personal intimacy. There’s also data going back to 2017 saying they have less sex than previous generations. And on top of that, many of them had Covid interrupt what should have been their formative sexual years.

          Anyway, I’m certainly not excusing any of these little shits that become Nazis. But when I think about how I was as an adolescent, and then think about what these kids have to deal with, I can definitely understand how someone like Andrew Tate could manipulate them.