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.

    • @[email protected]English
      22•6 days ago

      been kind of sad for me, the process of realizing these kids were fucking stupid.

      i had really high hopes for some reason.

      • @P00ptart
        8•6 days ago

        Growing up with social media.

        • @[email protected]English
          3•6 days ago

          I genuinely think the type of social media you use in your youth has a very strong influence on the type of person you become:

          Instagram/Snapchat: Average, slightly sociable

          Reddit/Tumblr: Insightful, knowledgeable about niche topics/social issues (respectively), better at writing, worse at socializing

          Twitter: Argumentative, not really capable of cohesive long-form thought, great at one liners though

          TikTok: Mindless beasts conditioned through a variable-ratio positive reinforcement algorithm to uncritically believe whatever thoughts China wants to insert in their brains: “The US is awful!!” Heck yeah! “Because of this, we’re going to not vote/vote for Trump!” Wait, what?