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Not only are millennials increasingly doubtful about Democrats, they also increasingly say the Republican Party is a better steward of the economy, according to a Reuters/Ipsos national opinion poll released Monday.
The online survey of more than 16,000 registered voters aged 18 to 34 during the first three months of 2018 and the same period in 2016 shows their support for Democrats over Republicans for Congress slipped by about 9 percentage points over the past two years to 46 percent overall, Reuters reported.
Although nearly two of three young voters polled said they do not like Republican President Donald Trump, according to Reuters, their distaste for him does not necessarily extend to all Republicans or translate directly into votes for Democratic congressional candidates.
Only 28 percent of those polled expressed overt support for Republicans in the 2018 poll ? about the same percentage as two years earlier. Those who don't support the right don't necessarily support liberals. A growing share of voters between ages 18 and 34 told Reuters they were undecided, would support a third-party candidate or not vote at all.
Democrats are looking to achieve a net gain of 23 seats to capture control of the U.S. House of Representatives in November?s crucial midterm congressional elections.
One millennial they may not be able to count on is Terry Hood, 34, an African-American who works at a Dollar General store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and participated in this year?s poll.
He told Reuters he voted for Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, but he will consider a Republican for Congress because he believes the GOP is making it easier to find jobs and he applauds the recent Republican-led tax cut.
?It sounds strange to me to say this about the Republicans, but they're helping with even the small things,? Hood told Reuters in a phone interview. ?They?re taking less taxes out of my paycheck. I notice that.?
The online survey of more than 16,000 registered voters aged 18 to 34 during the first three months of 2018 and the same period in 2016 shows their support for Democrats over Republicans for Congress slipped by about 9 percentage points over the past two years to 46 percent overall, Reuters reported.
Although nearly two of three young voters polled said they do not like Republican President Donald Trump, according to Reuters, their distaste for him does not necessarily extend to all Republicans or translate directly into votes for Democratic congressional candidates.
Only 28 percent of those polled expressed overt support for Republicans in the 2018 poll ? about the same percentage as two years earlier. Those who don't support the right don't necessarily support liberals. A growing share of voters between ages 18 and 34 told Reuters they were undecided, would support a third-party candidate or not vote at all.
Democrats are looking to achieve a net gain of 23 seats to capture control of the U.S. House of Representatives in November?s crucial midterm congressional elections.
One millennial they may not be able to count on is Terry Hood, 34, an African-American who works at a Dollar General store in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and participated in this year?s poll.
He told Reuters he voted for Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, but he will consider a Republican for Congress because he believes the GOP is making it easier to find jobs and he applauds the recent Republican-led tax cut.
?It sounds strange to me to say this about the Republicans, but they're helping with even the small things,? Hood told Reuters in a phone interview. ?They?re taking less taxes out of my paycheck. I notice that.?
