Recent polls indicate that President
Donald Trump
His approval rating has dropped sharply among Baby Boomers, a group that played a crucial role in helping him regain the presidency in 2024.
Why It Matters
Presidential approval ratings provide insights into how the public believes the president is performing.
Senior citizens played a key role in securing Trump’s victory in the 2024 election. However, they have mixed feelings about it.
Republican
The president might have changed due to worries regarding reductions in the country’s social protection initiatives—Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security.
Falling out of favor with a crucial group that played a role in returning Trump to the presidency might create challenges for the administration when trying to push through its extensive plans.
What To Know
Trump has stated that he does not intend to reduce Social Security benefits. Nonetheless, the SSA’s proposal aims to
require in-person identity checks
For numerous beneficiaries while shutting down governmental departments and reducing personnel has raised concerns about potential interruptions and hold-ups in receiving benefits.
Trump has likewise stated that Medicare and Medicaid are secure, but
significant changes to Medicaid
could be needed for
Republicans
To assert the savings required to balance out the expense of tax reductions within their House-sanctioned budget plan.
Others might worry about their savings and investment portfolios as well.
amid market turmoil
concerning Trump’s economic strategies and worries about an upcoming recession.
The
Economist
Surveys carried out by YouGov from March 9 to March 11 with 1,699 participants and from March 16 to March 18 with 1,618 respondents revealed a decline in Donald Trump’s approval ratings across various age groups.
His approval ratings fell by two or three points across age groups 18-29, 30-44, and 45-64, but the drop was significantly steeper for individuals above 65 years old.
The poll carried out from March 9 to March 11 revealed that 49% of individuals aged 65 and older endorsed Trump’s presidential performance, whereas 48% did not approve. This resulted in his net approval rating among this group standing at +1.
The identical survey carried out from March 16 to March 18 revealed that his net approval rating decreased by 10 points to reach -9. According to those findings, merely 45% of individuals aged 65 and older endorsed Trump’s performance, whereas 54% expressed their disapproval.
In the initial survey, the number of participants aged 65 and older was 400, whereas in the latest survey, it was 384.
There was a notable drop in the approval ratings for how Trump managed jobs and the economy among individuals aged 65 and older. In the previous poll, his net approval rating on this matter stood at -1, with 47 percent expressing approval and 48 percent showing disapproval.
Nevertheless, the latest poll revealed that his net approval rating on the matter had decreased to -14, with only 42 percent expressing approval and 56 percent showing disapproval.
Inflation and pricing concerns also negatively impacted Trump’s approval ratings amongst those aged 65 and older. Initially, his net approval rating on these issues stood at -7, with 44% expressing approval and 51% showing disapproval. However, this declined further in subsequent polls to a net rating of -15, where only 41% approved while 56% disapproved.
What People Are Saying
Costas Panagopoulos, who is a Political Science professor at Northeastern University, stated
:
It seems that support among baby boomers has declined over recent weeks; however, the small sample size of participants from this demographic in these surveys should be taken into consideration. Despite this limitation, the pattern indicates that baby boomers have become increasingly disapproving of Trump’s performance at an accelerated rate since early March.
President Donald Trump,
in an interview
on February 18 with Fox News’ Sean Hannity:
Social Security will remain untouched…unless we uncover any fraud or similar issues—in which case, we’ll identify it and strengthen the system—but overall, it stays as is. The same goes for Medicare and Medicaid—none of these programs will be affected.
Head of the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk,
in an interview
with Fox Business back in March:
Eliminating waste and fraud in entitlement spending is the major issue we should address.
Utah Republican Senator John Curtis
said
on
Meet the Press
on Sunday:
When we face Americans directly and claim we won’t interfere with Social Security, we’re not telling the truth. If we avoid touching it, it will inevitably impact itself. You understand this, correct? This isn’t honesty towards the public. It’s likely why many citizens don’t believe us when our statements clearly seem false.
What Happens Next
Trump’s approval rating among people over 65 will likely continue fluctuating as the impact of changes to Social Security and other actions by the Trump administration becomes more clear.
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