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Only 10% of American adults under the age of 40 strongly approve of the President Joe Biden’s job performance in a new online poll; that number drops to 7% for Americans between the ages of 18 and 26.
A quarter of all respondents under the age of 40 strongly approved of Biden’s performance.
The results are from a survey conducted by the University of Chicago’s Generation Transition Survey Project. The online poll surveyed 2,294 Americans between the ages of 18 and 40 and had a margin of error of 3.55 percentage points.
26% of respondents said they “partially approve” of Biden’s performance, and a further 22% disapprove or disapprove.
Kumar Ramanathan, a researcher at Gen Forward, said: “Biden approval numbers are low but higher than Democrats or Republicans. We’re seeing low support across the board. “. “We found that young people expressed dissatisfaction with the political system, but of the four entities we asked about support and favor – the president, the Democrat, the Republican and the Supreme Court – Biden has the highest approvals, although overall the number of approvals is low.”
The Supreme Court’s approval ratings were even gloomier with 21% of respondents saying they had a “somewhat favorable” impression of the high court and just 7% of adults under 40 saying that they have a “very favorable” view. About 20% of respondents said they had a “very unfavorable” impression of the court.
“There is total disagreement with the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and we find that the Supreme Court is unpopular with young people,” Ramanathan said.
Inflation tops the list of concerns for America’s youth, just as it has for months in polls of all demographics. Inflation was the only issue listed to receive double-digit support at 24% when asked what is the most important issue facing the country.
Consumers have been somewhat constrained by prices rising near the fastest pace in more than 40 years. Latest New York Fed survey on consumer expectations shows that consumers expect inflation rate a year from now was 5.4%, the lowest figure in a year and down from 5.75% in August.
Economic growth, income inequality, the environment and climate change all came in second at 6%. Inflation also topped the list of concerns when voters were asked what is the biggest problem facing their community.
Notably, when asked what was the most important midterm issue, 25% said inflation and 11% said abortion and reproductive rights. When asked how the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade impacted their vote, 32% said it made them more likely to support Democrats, 13% said the party Republicans and 32% said it did not influence their decision.
“Inflation is the most prominent issue among young people – inflation in particular, rather than general economic concerns,” Ramanathan said, noting that it has been on the rise since previous surveys. “Many young people say inflation makes them more likely to support Republicans than Democrats, but a majority, about a third, say it won’t affect their vote.”
Nearly 90% of respondents agreed with the statement “inflation is having an effect on me and/or my family.” Three in ten predict that inflation will “pick up a lot” and 39% predict it will “pick up a bit” over the next six months. Only 11% think it will drop. 85% say a recession is likely next year with 34% saying it is “very likely” and 51% saying it is “likely.”
When asked how inflation affected their vote, the results were more evenly split with 32% saying it had no effect on their voting decision, 24% saying it made them more likely to vote. more likely to favor Republicans and 21% say the same for Democrats.
A majority of voters under the age of 40 said they have little or no trust in the US government or the public to make the right decisions: 49% said they have “little or no confidence” in the people The US is populous with 15% saying they “haven’t. at all.” Three-quarters of respondents said they could trust the government to do the right thing “sometimes” or “never”, 55% said they could trust the government “sometimes” and 20% says “never”.
