Washington Examiner
Half of voters aged 18-29 have a positive view of the Republican Party compared to 35% who have an unfavorable view, a massive shift from previous years.
The youth vote has long been considered a bastion of Democratic support, with Democratic strategists frequently theorizing before this past election that it would be decided by youth turnout — ostensibly guaranteed to vote Democrat. Instead, the youth vote saw a massive shift toward President-elect Donald Trump and Republicans, with an Economist-YouGov poll taken after the election finding the largest support for Republicans in years.
The results were a major change from just before the election, when the 18-29 demographic’s favorability rating was 35%-49%, making the latest results a massive swing over just one month.
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