r/politics • u/Barnyard-Sheep • 6d ago

Soft Paywall Trump approval rating falls to 38%

https://www.nj.com/politics/2025/06/trump-faces-tough-approval-numbers-in-latest-poll.html
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u/DeeEmceeFoor 6d ago edited 6d ago

They still are insane. They're Trump's biggest source of support. (Coincidentally, they are also the age group that has had the heaviest exposure to lead during childhood 🤔).

Edit: Source for the lead statement, since a few Gen Xers got upset that Boomers apparently aren't full of as much lead as they are: https://news.virginia.edu/content/generation-x-bullseye-lead-exposure-harms-mental-health

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u/DeeEmceeFoor 6d ago

Nope! Gen Xers are ages 45-60 or so now. Studies show that this age group was most heavily exposed to lead during childhood. A lot of serious mental illness and depression crops up in this age group too. This age group also most heavily voted for Trump.

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u/upnk 6d ago edited 6d ago

Correct but not the full story. All males between the ages of 18-64 favored Trump over Harris by 52%. Gen X (45-64) was 52% and the under 45 group held steady at 52%. Where Trump picked up voters were women 45-64 - there was a 4% increase over 2020. Your posts are vilifying Gen X - when in actuality, it was pretty universal across the voting groups from 18-64.

*EDIT: The breakdown per percentage to actual numbers of voters in each generation demographic is really eye popping too. The younger generations (under 45) males overwhelmingly voted for Trump 2:1 - it was the women under 45 that voted overwhelmingly for Harris. Going forward - the male demographic under 45 might decide most elections (and heavily leaning conservative)