Donald Trump had almost won them over \u2013 the millennials, the largest generation in the U.S. electorate. Between 2020 and 2024, the Democrats\u2019 lead among voters aged 30 to 44 shrank to just a few percentage points. But now, half a year after his return to the White House, the mood is shifting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to a new YouGov\/Economist poll, only 40 percent of millennials now support the president, while 53 percent disapprove. Just a week earlier, the numbers were nearly even. The turning point appears to be Trump\u2019s decision to deploy the National Guard and Marines to Los Angeles \u2013 in response to protests against ICE raids in migrant neighborhoods. Images of heavily armed soldiers, tear gas, and injured journalists spread rapidly. For many young people, it was the moment when hope turned into distrust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trump\u2019s credibility on economic matters is also fading. His approval among millennials on economic policy dropped from 43 to 38 percent in a single week \u2013 and from 39 to 33 percent on inflation, despite stable consumer prices. What matters is the feeling: uncertainty, anxiety about the future, the vague sense that Trump\u2019s promises of \u201crenewal\u201d are falling flat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The shift in sentiment is especially clear on immigration policy. While the general population appears to be coming to terms with Trump\u2019s tough measures, 48 percent of millennials consider his approach too harsh. For them, it is not an ideological issue, but a personal one \u2013 what if it affects them? A friend, a classmate, a neighbor?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Political scientists are calling it a \u201creturn to the center\u201d \u2013 many young voters who supported Trump in 2024 are now responding with disillusionment. His grand promises \u2013 lower prices, more jobs, national unity \u2013 stand in stark contrast to a reality marked by violence, repression, and unrest. Sociologist Lucas Walsh calls it \u201ca quiet disillusionment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other polls still show stable or even slightly rising numbers for Trump. But among the generation that will soon set the tone, he is clearly losing ground. Perhaps it is only a momentary dip. But perhaps it is also the beginning of the one movement Trump fears most \u2013 a generation turning away, not out of anger, but out of disappointment.<\/p>\n
Donald Trump hatte sie fast f\u00fcr sich gewonnen \u2013 die Millennials, jene gr\u00f6\u00dfte Generation im US-Wahlvolk. Zwischen 2020 und 2024 schrumpfte der demokratische Vorsprung in der Altersgruppe der 30- bis 44-J\u00e4hrigen auf wenige Prozentpunkte. Doch nun, ein halbes Jahr nach seiner R\u00fcckkehr ins Wei\u00dfe Haus, kippt die Stimmung. Laut einer neuen YouGov\/Economist-Umfrage unterst\u00fctzen nur noch […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4088,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"iawp_total_views":1,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7,41,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-topstory","category-trump-s-world","category-trump-usa"],"yoast_head":"\n