Young Voters Leaving Democrats and Biden
A lot of attention is being given to support being picked up by Donald Trump among non-white voters.
But the change taking place among young voters is even more dramatic.
In the elections in 2016 and 2020, Donald Trump was soundly defeated among voters 18-29.
In 2016, Hillary Clinton defeated Donald Trump among voters ages 18-29, 55% to 37%.
In 2020, Joe Biden defeated Trump in this same youth demographic, 60% to 36%.
However, a new Quinnipiac poll shows Trump leading Biden by one point among voters 18-34.
Per Gallup favorability/non-favorability ratings, in October 2020, prior to the election, 58% of those 18-34 rated Biden "favorable" against 38% who rated Trump "favorable."
However, in the same polling done by Gallup last month, Biden's favorability among those 18-34 was down to 33% and Trump's was up to 46%.
In early May, a New York Times/Philadelphia Inquirer/Siena College poll was done in six battleground states -- Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
Among those 18-29, in response to the question, "If you had to decide between the two today, who would you lean more toward?" 43% said Biden and 46% said Trump.
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