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Do only about a third of younger adults approve of Joe Biden’s job performance as of September 2023?


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Polls show about one-third of younger U.S. adults approve of President Joe Biden’s job performance.

Kayleigh McEnany, who served as President Donald Trump’s press secretary, said in a Sept. 20, 2023, speech in Milwaukee that Biden’s approval rating among members of Generation Z is 37%.

Gen Z generally refers to people born between 1997 and 2012, who are now ages 11 to 26.

Here is how many younger adults approve of Biden’s job performance, listed with the poll and when the poll was released:

32% among adults ages 18-34 and 38% among registered voters in that age range; Quinnipiac, Sept. 13.

38%, adults 18-39; Reuters/Ipsos, Sept. 12.

39%, registered voters 18-34; Fox News, Aug. 17.

36%, registered voters 18-29; New York Times/Siena, Aug. 1.

36% among 18-29 and 38% among registered voters in that range, Harvard Youth Poll, April 24.

Biden announced in April he will run for re-election in 2024.

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