Younger people were bamboozled. They were naive, fell for the rhetoric, and thought they were electing someone other than who they elected.
Felczer on
Young people once again prove their choices are the dumbest possible, they really needed to fucking place their hand on the hot iron, everybody yelling it’s a bad idea wasn’t enough apparently. But now they finally realised they were wrong so it’s all OK, RIGHT?
SecretAgentKen on
Only issue I have with this graph is the purple/red for 45-64 and 30-44 demos. Because of where they meet in the June 4-6 point and slope it gives an illusion that 45-64 saw a massive bump. If you chose a different color it would be easier to see that it was minor.
What is the method of choosing the age groups? The groupings vary quite a bit: 19 years, 14 years, 11 years, all above 65.
azicre on
Oh Boy! You do not want to be the President of the United States at a Storybook Time for students and starters right now.
xkitox on
What the heck happened in June?
ACorania on
This disheartens me they aren’t all just tanking.
The fact that my generation has grown of late disgusts me.
The drop in the lowest doesn’t matter since they don’t vote.
This makes me think less of my country
theAndrewkin on
Hey, quick question: what the fuck was wrong with people that he had a 50% approval rating with *any* of these groups? Like, he’s doing exactly what he said he was going to do, and now apparently these people have a problem with that?
Stellar_Impulse on
A lot of younger people were pro Trump sonce they were swayed by social media. Now that things havent gotten any better plus the whole Epstein files debacle, theyre starting to open their eyes I guess.
HenriEttaTheVoid on
As a GenX-er, I’m ashamed….
FuklzTheDrnkClwn on
45-65 year olds seem to be real okay with pedo stuff. Weird man.
orchardman78 on
The Big Fugly Bill was the largest transfer of wealth from the young and poor to the old and well off. That’s why you see the big uptick.
nubeboob on
Those old people sure love having their Medicare cut.
Doobiedoobin on
How weird that this graph shows exactly what I’ve been saying; boomers did this, gen x learned from them. The children really are the future.
remlapj on
Gen X, what is wrong with you?
MattWolf96 on
Looks like Gen X as a whole hasn’t improved since Woodstock ’99
Agitated_Dingo_2531 on
I’m guessing 18-29 has been more influenced by the Epstein files than any other group on there
Beyond2099TheSequel on
look at that…
The exact group he needs for 1-2 more terms of voting numbers are buying what he is selling. They are enjoying what he is doing. They aren’t going to sit out the next election and they definitely aren’t calling him fascist.
This is concerning.
TheTrollCoach on
Wait, so in early Feb Trump support was lowest amongst those in the 65+? People who are in their 20 and 30s supported Trump more than people who were 65+. That seems way off. How did 18-29 go for Harris by 19 points in 2024 (according to Pew) and then suddenly go to one of the highest supporting groups a few months later. I know that voting Harris doesn’t necessarily mean you would disapprove of Trump but the cohorts in February seem to be in reverse order from what you would expect.
JamesTiberiusCrunk on
Man, GenX sucks ass. Constantly complaining that no one pays attention to them and then they do shit like this. By far the whiniest, most entitled, least emotionally mature generation relative to their age.
LuluMcGu on
45-64 are as moronic as I thought.
humanino on
The 45 64 demographics is also feeling less the pain from inflation. For now
Technical_Goose_8160 on
Big beautiful data.
As a Gen Xer, this makes me sad. I hope that someone’s stuffing the ballots, but I fear that they aren’t.
surviving606 on
July 16-18 was a lifetime ago. Every week is a decade in the collapse
Seems many young people don’t like their new authoritarian future. History shows it won’t matter if they like it or not when power has been consolidated
vague_diss on
Now show which demographics can be bothered to vote.
BillySmaggs on
Damn, any chance Gen X can leapfrog the Boomers in the checkout line?
AVahne on
Does the 45-64 age group have a specific kind of brain damage that the 65+ group seems to be so far less affected by?
Arkortect on
45+ is missing some crucial critical thinking.
beorn961 on
Gen X are actually the great Satan.
futureformerteacher on
The correlation between exposure to lead-based paints and gasoline, and the support of Trump is fucking STRONG.
IkeHC on
I think this has a lot to do with older people not being willing to admit they are/were wrong, even when met with facts proving the contrary. Kind of a humanity-wide problem, though.
Playingwithmyrod on
I’m convinced a lot of naive young people thought or were convinced through social media that Trump would somehow magically make the economy work for them and are now realizing he’s gonna fuck them real hard.
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Source: [CBS News / YouGov polls](https://today.yougov.com/topics/politics/explore/topic/CBS_News_YouGov_polls)
Tool: [Datawrapper](https://www.datawrapper.de/)
Gen X truly are some hateful bastards
must be all the hose water
Interpretation:
Older people wanted this.
Younger people were bamboozled. They were naive, fell for the rhetoric, and thought they were electing someone other than who they elected.
Young people once again prove their choices are the dumbest possible, they really needed to fucking place their hand on the hot iron, everybody yelling it’s a bad idea wasn’t enough apparently. But now they finally realised they were wrong so it’s all OK, RIGHT?
Only issue I have with this graph is the purple/red for 45-64 and 30-44 demos. Because of where they meet in the June 4-6 point and slope it gives an illusion that 45-64 saw a massive bump. If you chose a different color it would be easier to see that it was minor.
Younger voters identify as Independents at higher rates than older voters, so when there’s a decline among Independents (as shown in [this chart](https://www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeautiful/comments/1mjyjxz/oc_change_in_donald_trumps_job_approval_by_party/) last week) it often means a decline among younger voters.
Approval among older voters has shifted the least. One possible factor is that [events after age 40](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/07/08/upshot/how-the-year-you-were-born-influences-your-politics.html) are known to have a relatively small impact on political preferences. Older voters are less likely to change their minds. Another possible factor is [news consumption](https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/fact-sheet/news-platform-fact-sheet/). Older voters prefer TV for news, and younger voters prefer digital sources like social media and podcasts. This difference in news sources could result in different perceptions of the administration.
What is the method of choosing the age groups? The groupings vary quite a bit: 19 years, 14 years, 11 years, all above 65.
Oh Boy! You do not want to be the President of the United States at a Storybook Time for students and starters right now.
What the heck happened in June?
This disheartens me they aren’t all just tanking.
The fact that my generation has grown of late disgusts me.
The drop in the lowest doesn’t matter since they don’t vote.
This makes me think less of my country
Hey, quick question: what the fuck was wrong with people that he had a 50% approval rating with *any* of these groups? Like, he’s doing exactly what he said he was going to do, and now apparently these people have a problem with that?
A lot of younger people were pro Trump sonce they were swayed by social media. Now that things havent gotten any better plus the whole Epstein files debacle, theyre starting to open their eyes I guess.
As a GenX-er, I’m ashamed….
45-65 year olds seem to be real okay with pedo stuff. Weird man.
The Big Fugly Bill was the largest transfer of wealth from the young and poor to the old and well off. That’s why you see the big uptick.
Those old people sure love having their Medicare cut.
How weird that this graph shows exactly what I’ve been saying; boomers did this, gen x learned from them. The children really are the future.
Gen X, what is wrong with you?
Looks like Gen X as a whole hasn’t improved since Woodstock ’99
I’m guessing 18-29 has been more influenced by the Epstein files than any other group on there
look at that…
The exact group he needs for 1-2 more terms of voting numbers are buying what he is selling. They are enjoying what he is doing. They aren’t going to sit out the next election and they definitely aren’t calling him fascist.
This is concerning.
Wait, so in early Feb Trump support was lowest amongst those in the 65+? People who are in their 20 and 30s supported Trump more than people who were 65+. That seems way off. How did 18-29 go for Harris by 19 points in 2024 (according to Pew) and then suddenly go to one of the highest supporting groups a few months later. I know that voting Harris doesn’t necessarily mean you would disapprove of Trump but the cohorts in February seem to be in reverse order from what you would expect.
Man, GenX sucks ass. Constantly complaining that no one pays attention to them and then they do shit like this. By far the whiniest, most entitled, least emotionally mature generation relative to their age.
45-64 are as moronic as I thought.
The 45 64 demographics is also feeling less the pain from inflation. For now
Big beautiful data.
As a Gen Xer, this makes me sad. I hope that someone’s stuffing the ballots, but I fear that they aren’t.
July 16-18 was a lifetime ago. Every week is a decade in the collapse
Seems many young people don’t like their new authoritarian future. History shows it won’t matter if they like it or not when power has been consolidated
Now show which demographics can be bothered to vote.
Damn, any chance Gen X can leapfrog the Boomers in the checkout line?
Does the 45-64 age group have a specific kind of brain damage that the 65+ group seems to be so far less affected by?
45+ is missing some crucial critical thinking.
Gen X are actually the great Satan.
The correlation between exposure to lead-based paints and gasoline, and the support of Trump is fucking STRONG.
I think this has a lot to do with older people not being willing to admit they are/were wrong, even when met with facts proving the contrary. Kind of a humanity-wide problem, though.
I’m convinced a lot of naive young people thought or were convinced through social media that Trump would somehow magically make the economy work for them and are now realizing he’s gonna fuck them real hard.