Axios: Anti-Trumpism fuels youth vote

Posted on October 24, 2026 by michelleclarke2015
Anti-Trumpism fuels youth vote
 
A bar chart that shows what drives likely U.S. voters ages 18 to 29 in their 2026 midterm vote. Opposition to Trump leads at 63%, followed by Trump not a factor at 17%, support of Trump at 14% and not sure at 6%. Survey dates were Sept. 30 to Oct. 7, 2026.Data: Harvard Youth Poll, Fall 2026; Chart: Emily Peck/Axios

Nearly 2 in 3 U.S. adults younger than 30 who plan to vote in the upcoming midterms say their main motivation is to oppose President Trump and his policies, Emily Peck and Margaret Talev report from a new Harvard Youth Poll.

77% of respondents disapprove of the president’s handling of the economy, including about half of young Republicans.Just 9% say the U.S. is headed in the right direction — the lowest in the survey’s history.

💸 Topping the list of what young people consider serious threats to their long-term financial security: rising prices and the cost of living (79%), the power of large corporations (68%) and trade wars (68%).

Nearly half said that their household is struggling to make ends meet or is getting by with limited financial security.A line chart that shows how Americans ages 18 to 29 rated the nation’s direction in semiannual surveys from 2009 to 2026. “Right direction†ranges from 9% to 26%, peaking in March 2021. “Wrong track†rises from a low of 35% in March 2021 to 62% in September 2026.Data: Harvard Youth Poll; Chart: Emily Peck/Axios

Stunning stat: For the first time in the poll’s history, the share of young adults who said they expect to be worse off than their parents (27%) slightly exceeded the share who said they expect to be better off (25%).

The difference was within the poll’s margin of error, but the longer-term trend is striking.

In the fall of 2021, 39% expected to be better off than their parents, while just 17% expected to be worse off.

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Life event that changes all: Horse riding accident in Zimbabwe in 1993, a fractured skull et al including bipolar anxiety, chronic fatigue …. co-morbidities (Nietzche 'He who has the reason why can deal with any how' details my health history from 1993 to date). 17th 2017 August operation for breast cancer (no indications just an appointment came from BreastCheck through the Post). Trinity College Dublin Business Economics and Social Studies (but no degree) 1997-2003; UCD 1997/1998 night classes) essays, projects, writings. Trinity Horizon Programme 1997/98 (Centre for Women Studies Trinity College Dublin/St. Patrick's Foundation (Professor McKeon) EU Horizon funded: research study of 15 women (I was one of this group and it became the cornerstone of my journey to now 2017) over 9 mth period diagnosed with depression and their reintegration into society, with special emphasis on work, arts, further education; Notes from time at Trinity Horizon Project 1997/98; Articles written for Irishhealth.com 2003/2004; St Patricks Foundation monthly lecture notes for a specific period in time; Selection of Poetry including poems written by people I know; Quotations 1998-2017; other writings mainly with theme of social justice under the heading Citizen Journalism Ireland. Letters written to friends about life in Zimbabwe; Family history including Michael Comyn KC, my grandfather, my grandmother's family, the O'Donnellan ffrench Blake-Forsters; Moral wrong: An acrimonious divorce but the real injustice was the Catholic Church granting an annulment – you can read it and make your own judgment, I have mine. Topics I have written about include annual Brain Awareness week, Mashonaland Irish Associataion in Zimbabwe, Suicide (a life sentence to those left behind); Nostalgia: Tara Hill, Co. Meath.
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