Overview
- Harvard Youth Poll reports 32% approval for President Trump among 18-to-29-year-olds, with young men preferring Democratic control of Congress by 12 points.
- Harvard’s survey also finds broad frustration with both parties, with youth giving low marks to congressional Democrats and Republicans despite the Democratic edge on the congressional ballot.
- The University of Chicago’s GenForward and the fall Yale Youth Poll each show strong youth disapproval of Trump’s job performance, reinforcing the downtrend since spring.
- YouGov and the Young Men’s Research Project find the youngest Gen Z men (born 2002–2007) are most anti-Trump, with majorities opposing ICE crackdowns, vaccine requirement rollbacks, and unilateral federal-worker firings.
- Economist/YouGov shows Trump’s net approval among 18-to-29-year-olds improved from minus-55 in October to minus-34 in November, yet remains deeply negative heading into the 2026 cycle.