Young Americans Sour On Congressional Democrats, New Poll Finds

Fewer than 1 successful 3 young Americans o.k. of nan occupation President Donald Trump and Congress are doing, according to a caller nationalist canvass from nan Harvard Kennedy School's Institute of Politics.

But while nan support ratings for Trump and legislature Republicans person mostly stayed accordant since nan commencement of nan president's first management 8 years ago, nan 50th Harvard Youth Poll indicates that support ratings for Democrats successful Congress among Americans aged 18-29 person nosedived.

According to Harvard's yearly outpouring survey, which was conducted March 14-25 and released connected Wednesday, nan support standing for legislature Democrats stands astatine 23%, down from 42% successful nan outpouring of 2017 astatine nan commencement of Trump's first term.

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., right, is joined by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., for a property convention astatine nan Capitol connected Feb. 12, 2025. A caller canvass suggests legislature Democrats' support ratings person plunged. (AP/Rod Lamkey Jr.)

"In that aforesaid period, support of Congressional Republicans has held steady, inching up somewhat from 28% to 29%," nan poll's merchandise notes.

And nan support standing for Trump, who adjacent week marks 100 days into his 2nd circuit of work successful nan White House, stands astatine 31% successful nan caller survey. 

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The merchandise highlights that Trump's numbers are "virtually unchanged from nan 32% reported successful Spring 2017 and nan 29% recorded successful Fall 2020."

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters connected Air Force One connected April 12, 2025. (Pool via AP)

Harvard's survey is nan latest to bespeak troubling numbers for nan Democrats. 

The assurance standing for Democrat activity successful Congress stood astatine a record-low 25% successful a Gallup canvass conducted April 1-14 and released past week. That's 9 points beneath nan erstwhile debased of 34%, which was recorded successful 2023.

Fueling nan driblet successful assurance successful nan Democrat legislature activity was a 41-point plunge among Democrats questioned successful nan Gallup survey.

DEMOCRATS FAVORABLE RATINGS DROP TO RECORD LOWS

National polls conducted successful February by Quinnipiac University, and past period by CNN and by NBC News, indicated nan favorable ratings for nan Democratic Party sinking to all-time lows.

The Democratic Party is successful nan governmental wilderness aft November's predetermination setbacks, erstwhile Republicans won backmost power of nan White House and nan Senate and defended their vulnerable House majority. And Republicans made gains among Black and Hispanic voters arsenic good arsenic younger voters, each accepted members of nan Democratic Party's base.

The Democrats held their 2024 nationalist nominating normal astatine nan United Center successful Chicago. (Fox News - Paul Steinhauser)

Democrats person go progressively angry and energized successful consequence to Trump's fierce and arguable moves successful slashing nan national authorities and upending long-standing nationalist since returning to nan White House 3 months ago.

That anger is directed not only astatine Trump and Republicans but besides astatine Democrats. Many successful nan party's guidelines consciousness their leaders successful Congress haven't been effective aliases vocal capable successful pushing backmost against nan president.

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According to nan Harvard poll, only 15% opportunity nan state is headed successful nan correct direction, pinch conscionable complete half (51%) saying nan country's connected nan incorrect track. 

And conscionable 1 successful 4 surveyed said nan existent authorities of nan state is amended now nether Trump than it was during former President Joe Biden's azygous four-year word successful nan White House.

Forty-one percent said things were amended disconnected nether Biden, pinch 14% saying they spot nary quality and 17% unsure.