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CNN: Trump’s Approval Plummets Among Young Voters — 56-Point Drop

11:49 PM, 12/05/2025
CNN: Trump’s Approval Plummets Among Young Voters — 56-Point Drop

Key Takeaway: CNN’s Harry Enten says Trump’s net approval among 18–29-year-olds plunged 56 points in under a year, from +10 to −46, according to a CBS News/YouGov poll. That cohort helped fuel Trump’s stronger performance in 2024, when his support among 18–24-year-olds rose from 31% (2020) to over 43% (2024). Shifting economic attitudes may be a factor: Gallup finds 18–34-year-olds now favor socialism (49%) over capitalism (43%), and capitalism’s net favorability in that group fell 57 points since 2010.

CNN Data Analyst: Sharp Decline In Young Voter Support For Trump

CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten told Erin Burnett on OutFront that former President Donald Trump’s net approval among 18–29-year-olds has plunged by 56 points in under a year, falling from +10 in February to −46, based on a CBS News/YouGov poll.

“This type of drop happening so quickly—you just don’t see drops like that. It’s stunning!” Enten said. “I think the word of the day, to borrow a phrase from the current president—yuge, yuge.”

Enten stressed that this age group was a crucial component of Trump’s improved performance in 2024: support among 18–24-year-olds rose from 31% in 2020 to more than 43% in 2024, a roughly 12-point increase. That surge — concentrated among Generation Z (roughly those born between 1996 and 2010) — provided a notable electoral bump.

However, Enten said those gains appear to have largely evaporated in recent months. One likely driver is shifting economic attitudes: a recent Gallup poll shows 49% of 18–34-year-olds now view socialism favorably, compared with 43% who view capitalism favorably.

Gallup’s data also indicate a dramatic swing in capitalism’s net favorability within the group, from +46 in 2010 to −11 today, a 57-point decline that mirrors the fall in Trump’s standing among younger voters.

Implications: Such rapid shifts in approval among a pivotal demographic are unusual and could reshape campaign dynamics. Polls are snapshots and can change; differences in question wording, timing and sample composition may affect exact figures, but the direction and scale of the change Enten highlights are striking.

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