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- Adam Bass | abass@masslive.com
A critical demographic that was supportive of President Donald Trump during the beginning of his second term is now souring on him.
Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 slightly approved how Trump was handling the presidency at the start of his second term, according to a YouGov/Economist poll in late January — a week into Trump’s term. Forty-eight percent of respondents in this age group approved Trump’s handling of the job verses 43% who expressed disapproval.
Five percent more approved of his job performance than disapproved.
Compare that with a a new poll from YouGov/Economist and see what a difference a few months makes.
Only 32% of young people strongly or somewhat approve of the president’s job while 57% strongly or somewhat disapprove of how Trump is doing his job — marking a 30-point swing from January.
Trump’s favorability among young voters is in even worse shape.
The January YouGov/Economist poll found that 50% of adults 18-29 years-old had a favorable opinion of Trump while 46% had an unfavorable view.
In the survey released by YouGov/Economist on Wednesday, 32% of young people had a strong or somewhat favorable view of the president. A massive 62% of respondents — nearly two-thirds — had a strong or somewhat unfavorable view of Trump, according to the survey.
This marks an incredible 34-point swing in favorability for the 47th president from +4 to -30.
The poll’s findings also found that Trump bled support from adults in this age group when compared to their previous poll conducted between March 30 and April 1.
In that poll, 42% of adults 18-29 years-old said they approved of Trump’s handling of the presidency while 50% said they did not.
The poll also found that 43% percent of respondents in this age group said they had a favorable view of the president while 54% said they had an unfavorable view of him.
Traditionally, young voters have voted for Democrats in presidential elections but Vice President Kamala Harris underperformed among young voters in the 2024 election.
The January YouGov/Economist survey was conducted between Jan. 26-28 with a sample size of 1,577 U.S. adults which included 1,376 registered voters. The poll had a margin of error of 3.2%.
The most recent YouGov/Economist survey interviewed 1,741 U.S. adults between April 5 and April 8, which included 1,563 registered voters.
It has a margin of error of 3.1%.
The second most recent YouGov/Economist survey was conducted between March 30-April 1 with a sample size of 1,626 U.S. adults, which included 1,465 registered voters.
It has a margin of error of 3.3%
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