Donald Trump is facing a sharp backlash from young voters, with new polling showing his approval rating among Generation Z has dropped to one of its lowest points yet.
The latest YouGov/Yahoo poll, conducted between June 26-30 among 1,597 adults, shows that among Gen Z voters, his net rating has deteriorated sharply, falling from -23 points in May to -41 points in June.
Net ratings do have a tendency to swing much more than a simple approval rating. Still, the president’s approval rating in June is low, at 27 percent. The margin of error is at plus or minus 3.2 percent.
Lucas Walsh, a youth political behavior expert and professor at Monash University, told Newsweek that Trump’s falling support among Gen Z voters may reflect how young people “respond to issues rather than party allegiances.”
He could be the most hated man in history and it don’t mean shit if you don’t get off your ass and vote.
They all have that big energy to march and protest though. I don’t get it.
They hate the “system”. The system includes our democracy and going out to vote. They don’t believe their votes matter so they don’t vote, things don’t go their way and it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.
They believe in burning stuff down. Not voting. But even the agitprop kids are a small minority. They’re just really loud and destructive.