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From the Washington Examiner: The Democratic Party‘s favorability has dipped across the board since the 2024 election, and a new survey shows its standing has dramatically slipped with younger voters in recent years.
The Harvard Youth Poll from the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School, released Wednesday, shows that young people are not impressed with Democrats in Congress. Their support for congressional Democrats falls below that of congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump.
In the survey, conducted with 2,096 18-to-29-year-olds last month, just 23% approved of the job congressional Democrats are doing, compared to 29% who approve of congressional Republicans’ job performance and 32% who approve of Trump’s job performance.
In Harvard’s 2017 and 2020 youth polls, congressional Democrats had significantly higher approval ratings than their GOP counterparts or Trump. In less than five years, their approval rating has dropped 25% among young people. Through the 2017, 2020, and 2025 polls, young people’s views on Republicans in Congress and Trump have remained stable, only fluctuating a couple of percentage points.
NEW POLLING FROM @HarvardPoll
Approval of Congressional Democrats has plummeted among young Americans, falling from 48% in 2020 to just 23% in 2025.
Trump and Congressional Republicans’ approval is unchanged.
Harvard Youth Poll (3/14-3/25), n=2,096 pic.twitter.com/eGEKQI8z1K
— Jordan Schwartz (@MayTheSchwartz7) April 23, 2025
The report notes that while Trump’s overall approval rating among young people has remained in the 29% to 31% range over the past 8 years, the demographics have shifted dramatically.
Among young Black people, Trump’s approval rating has shifted from just 6% in 2017 to 16% in the 2025 poll. However, among young white people, Trump approval rating has dropped from 44% in 2017 to 39% in 2025.
CNN exit polls showed that Trump lost young voters 60% to 36% in 2020, but he only lost the group 54% to 43% in 2024.
📊 NEW TODAY: The 50th Edition of the Harvard Youth Poll surveyed 18-to-29-year-olds nationwide and reveals a generation navigating financial hardship, frayed social bonds, and declining trust in institutions.
View full results ➡️ https://t.co/K01FWLViJY pic.twitter.com/55yylSnbPa
— Institute of Politics (@HarvardIOP) April 23, 2025
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