A new survey from Morning Consult shows that millennial Republicans think that the GOP is on the right track.
The survey, “The Party of Ronald Reagan Isn’t So Sure About Itself Now,” comes at a time when the GOP has a large divide in beliefs between Donald Trump, the presumptive nominee, and the rest of the Republican Party.
Fifty percent of Republicans under 30 and 54 percent of Republicans between the ages of 30-44 believe the Republican Party is moving in the right direction. Only 33 percent of Republicans under 30 and 35 percent of Republicans between the ages of 30-44 believe the GOP is going down the wrong track.
It’s a deep generational divide.
A majority of older Republicans believe the GOP is heading in the wrong direction. Forty-nine percent of Republicans between the ages of 45-54, 58 percent of Republicans from the ages of 55-64, and 53 percent of Republicans ages 65 or older believe the GOP is on the wrong track. Only 35 percent of Republicans between the ages of 45-54, 27 percent of Republicans Between the ages of 55-64, and 36 percent of Republicans ages 65 or older think the Republican Party is on the right track.
Overall, 40 percent of Republicans think the party is on the right track and 46 percent believe the party is on the wrong track.
Trump has gained support that could unite the party, however.
A plurality (29 percent) of voters said that Donald Trump best reflects the party’s values. In second place was George W. Bush, with 17 percent of respondents saying that he best reflects the GOP’s values.
The results seem to suggest that younger Republicans are more enthusiastic about Donald Trump than their elders in the party. Perhaps the results of this survey foreshadow the future of the Republican Party. Many millennial Republicans want the GOP to go in the same direction as Donald Trump with supporting fair trade over free trade and an increased emphasis on national security.
Millennial Republicans show that the Republican Party is now Trump’s party — not the party of Ronald Reagan any longer.
