Young voters shun Trump, plan to vote blue in midterms, poll says A newly released national poll conducted by Yale’s Youth Poll indicates that young voters are increasingly disapproving of President Donald Trump’s performance and are leaning toward the Democratic Party in the 2026 midterm elections. The survey, which sampled 3,429 registered voters including 2,008 aged 18 to 34, found that more than two-thirds of young voters aged 18 to 34 expressed disapproval of Trump. This figure exceeds his overall disapproval rating among all voters aged 18 and older, which stands at 57%. Among specific age groups, large majorities disapproved of Trump. Voters aged 18-22 (68%), 23-29 (72%), and 30-34 (75%) all expressed disapproval, representing a double-digit gap compared to the 57% disapproval rate for all voters aged 18 and up. The poll’s margin of error, after weighting, is ±1.4 percentage points for the full sample and ±2.0 percentage points for the youth sample. The survey, conducted in March, shows a steady decline in Trump’s approval ratings among young voters since he returned to the White House in January 2025. Since the last Youth Yale Poll in October to November 2025, his approval has dropped across all age brackets under 35. The most significant declines were observed among younger age groups, with disapproval rates rising by four percentage points among 18- to 22-year-olds, 7 percentage points among 23- to 29-year-olds, and 11 percentage points among 30- to 34-year-olds. In contrast, Trump’s approval rating in the spring 2025 survey was slightly more favorable, with 46% approval and 52% disapproval. Since then, his approval has dropped by five points, while his disapproval score has increased by the same margin.#donald_trump #kamala_harris #democratic_party #gavin_newsom #yale_youth_poll
