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Last fall, the Harvard Public Opinion Project found that nearly 40% of young Americans believed that political violence was acceptable under certain circumstances. In a story following the shooting at the White House Correspondents鈥� Association dinner on Saturday night, our reporters have sought to understand why. Some polling data offers context. The Spring 2026 Yale Youth Poll, conducted in March, found that 68% of voters aged 18 to 22 and 72% of voters aged 23 to 29 disapproved of Donald Trump鈥檚 performance as president. Their chief concerns include affordability and corruption.

A study of generational divides in American political views by Johns Hopkins University, published in February, points to a possible correlation. 鈥淵ounger generations have really only experienced a political system characterized by intense polarization and dysfunction,鈥� said Sophia Winner, the lead author, at the report's launch.聽鈥淭hat experience contributes to cynicism and a sense that democracy is not delivering for them.鈥�