Newsweek/Getty/Donald Trump’s Approval Rating Crashes With Millennials
By Kate Plummer
Senior US News Reporter
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U.S. President Donald Trump's approval rating has declined among millennial voters, according to a survey.
New polling by The Economist/YouGov says Trump's net approval rating among this demographic, roughly those born from 1981 to 1996, plunged by 14 percentage points in the last month.
Why It Matters
Millennials are an important voting bloc as turnout patterns shift. The generation has overtaken baby boomers as the largest age demographic, according to the Pew Research Center.
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Cementing their support will be important for future elections including the November 2026 midterm elections.
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What To Know
In polling conducted between September 5 and September 8, Trump's net approval rating among millennials was -16 percentage points with 40 percent approving of him and 56 percent disapproving.
But as per a poll conducted between September 19 and September 22, this approval rating has now declined by 14 percentage points to -30. 32 percent of millennials said they approved of Trump while 62 percent disapproved.
The polling is also a decline from June, when Trump's net approval rating among millennials was -13 percentage points and July, when the figure was -16.
Meanwhile, it comes amid broader negative polling about the President A recent Echelon Insights poll, conducted between September 18-22, showed that Trump's disapproval rating had jumped from 51 percent to 53 percent since last month, while his approval rating was down two points to 45 percent. Overall, his net approval dropped by four points.
What People Are Saying
Speaking to Newsweek, Heath Brown, Associate Professor of Public Policy at City University of New York said: "The two most significant events for many millennials are the Great Recession and the Pandemic. As a consequence, prices that continue to rise and new policies to limit access to vaccines must not sit well with this generation, many of whom are attempting to buy a first home and raise young children."
Mark Shanahan, who teaches American politics at the University of Surrey in the U.K. said: "A lot of younger voters, including many independents and others, especially young men who don't generally exercise their democratic prerogative, leant Trump their vote in 2024 on the promise of an upturn in the economy and that they'd feel better off personally. Few, if any, are feeling either. Coupled with Trump's turn to the autocratic right with his policies on tariffs, DEI and the clampdown on immigration, he is simply not delivering a Presidency that chimes with younger people building careers, starting families and trying to climb the housing ladder."
He added: "Speeches such as Trump's to the U.N. General Assembly won't help the president's cause with America's 30-somethings. 47 laments that the world is no longer in the Gilded Age, while Millennials have grown up with climate change, a massive wealth gap and an insecure economy. However much Trump talks up both his successes and his view of the world, the generation who should be the powerhouse of the U.S. economy simply aren't feeling it."
What Happens Next
As his president continues, Trump's popularity will likely fluctuate among all demographics including millennials. The extent to which he commands broad support will be tested when voters head to the midterm elections in November 2026.
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