President Donald Trump’s Approval Rating Surges With Gen Z
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President Donald Trump’s approval rating has improved among those aged 18-29, according to a new poll.
Trump gained many Gen Z supporters during his run for presidency in the 2024 election. Earlier this year, some surveys were suggesting that this support was falling by the wayside during Trump’s first few weeks back in office.
A recent AtlasIntel poll of 2,849 U.S. adults revealed Trump’s approval rating is evenly split, with 50.3 percent saying they approve of the job the president is doing and 49.7 percent saying they disapprove. The survey was conducted between February 24 and February 27, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.
Among 364 respondents aged 18-29, the poll shows that Trump has an approval rating of 52.7 percent, with 47.3 percent disapproving. This gives the president a net approval rating of plus 5.4 percentage points among Gen Z.
This marks a significant change from the score the president recorded among this age group in a previous AtlasIntel poll conducted in the days after he returned to office for his second term.
A January AtlasIntel survey showed that 58.7 percent of Gen Z disapproved of the president, while 41.3 percent approved, giving Trump a net approval rating of minus 17.4 percentage points.
Trump recorded significant disapproval rates among other demographics in the latest Atlas poll, including those aged 30-44 (77.2 percent disapproval) and Black adults (73 percent disapproval).
Trump’s overall approval score remained largely unchanged between the two polls. The January AtlasIntel survey found Trump’s approval rating among all adults was 50.1 percent, with 49.7 percent disapproving.
The previous AtlasIntel poll was conducted from January 21 to 23 among 1,882 respondents, with a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points. There were 301 respondents aged 18-29 in the January poll.
Historically, young adults have backed Democrat candidates in elections, although they tend to vote in smaller numbers than older demographics.
