Half of young voters say Biden and Trump don’t understand their concerns, poll finds
About half of young voters have multiple concerns about the ages of both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, new polling reveals.
In a CBS News poll, 48% of voters under 30 said neither candidate understands the concerns and needs of young people.
About one-quarter, 26%, said only Biden understands their needs and concerns, while 20% said the same for Trump. Just 5% said both candidates understand their needs and concerns.
The poll — conducted between June 17 and 21 — sampled 2,460 U.S. adults, and has a margin of error of 2.8 percentage points.
A majority of voters under 30, 52%, said both Biden and Trump’s ages would be factors in how they vote.
Sixteen percent said only Biden’s age (81) would be a factor, while 2% said only Trump’s age (78) would be a factor. About one-third, 30%, said neither candidate’s age would impact their vote.
When asked how Biden’s age made respondents feel, 49% of those under 30 said it made them feel he is out of touch.
Additionally, 44% said Biden’s age made them feel he might not finish a second term in office, and 42% said it made them feel he makes bad decisions.
Biden’s age wasn’t entirely seen as negative, though. Forty percent of voters under 30 said it made them feel that he has experience, and 29% said it gave him wisdom.
When asked how Trump’s age made them feel, 50% said it made them feel he is out of touch.
A significantly smaller share, 27%, said it made them feel that he may not finish a second term. And 42% said Trump’s age made them feel he makes bad decisions.
Additionally, 29% of respondents under 30 said Trump’s age made them feel he has experience, and 23% said it gave him wisdom.
The poll follows a string of other polls that have found many voters have concerns about both candidates’ ages.
A February Ipsos poll found that a majority of voters, 59%, think both Biden and Trump are too old to serve another term.
This story was originally published June 24, 2024 at 12:42 PM with the headline "Half of young voters say Biden and Trump don’t understand their concerns, poll finds."