Summary
U.S. President Donald Trump's approval rating among millennials has dropped, according to a recent survey. The Economist/YouGov poll shows a decline in Trump's net approval rating by 14 percentage points among millennials in the last month.
Key Facts
- A survey by The Economist/YouGov reports Trump's net approval rating among millennials fell by 14 percentage points in the last month.
- In early September, 40% of millennials approved of Trump, while 56% disapproved, resulting in a net rating of -16%.
- By late September, the approval dropped to 32%, and disapproval rose to 62%, changing the net rating to -30%.
- Millennials, those born between 1981 and 1996, are now the largest age group in the U.S. as per Pew Research Center data.
- In June, Trump's net approval among millennials was at -13 percentage points.
- Heath Brown, a public policy professor, noted the impact of events like the Great Recession and the Pandemic on millennials' views.
- Mark Shanahan, an American politics expert, cited economic dissatisfaction and Trump's policies as reasons for the declining support.
