We have already looked at a few of the important top-line problems with Joe Biden‘s standing in the new New York Times/Sienna College poll. But here’s one that seems to show up in a lot of polls lately: The youngest voters in this poll are also the sourest on Biden.
When asked whether they approve of how Biden is handling his job as president, a striking 69% of respondents aged 18-29 said they “somewhat” or “strongly disapprove.” Only 1% (!) in that age group said they “strongly approve” of Biden’s job performance, and he has a combined 19% approval rating with them.
The aggregate disapproval for Biden is lower for higher age groups — 58% disapproval for ages 30-44, 64% for 45-64, and 51% for Biden’s own age demographic of 65+.
Likewise, in the recent Civiqs poll, only 20% of voters under age 34 approved of Biden, who had an overall approval rating of 30%.
Just as President Barack Obama likely inspired the millennial generation, it seems Biden is turning them off. That doesn’t mean Biden is inspiring a generation of Trump supporters — in fact, in the head-to-head, the same poll shows Biden beating Trump 38% to 30% among this youngest age group. But 22% say they wouldn’t vote under such circumstances. Just imagine if Republicans put forward a decent non-Trump candidate.
