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The 50th edition of the Harvard Youth Poll found that young people are not happy with Congressional Democrats, with approval dropping to 23% from 42% just five years ago. Meanwhile, approval of Congressional Republicans increased by one percentage point to 29% since 2017. Luke Funk reports in The New York Sun:
Mr. Trump’s job approval among young Americans is 31 percent — virtually unchanged from the 32 percent reported in Spring 2017 and the 29 percent recorded in Fall 2020. Yet the poll finds limited support for tariffs, DOGE, abolishing the Department of Education, and other aspects of Mr. Trump’s agenda.
Of the eight policies polled, none has more than 35 percent support. More than half of those who report being the most financially vulnerable feel his policies will hurt them. The worst performing policy idea is America taking control of Gaza. Just 14 percent support the idea with 54 percent opposing it.
While the Trump administration has targeted ending DEI policies, many young Americans say they have never encountered the initiatives. Just 9 percent say the initiatives have helped them and 11 percent say they have been hurt by them.
The poll finds support for American involvement abroad is low and views diverge sharply by party. Young Democrats are more concerned with human rights and alliance commitments while young Republicans are more interested in national security and taxpayer costs of international engagement.
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