Chinanews, December 2 According to US media reports, recently, the results of a poll published by the Kennedy School of Political Science at Harvard University in the United States showed that most young Americans are worried about the state of democracy in the United States, and 52% of young people believe that American democracy has fallen into Dilemma or failure.
Only 7% of young Americans believe that the American democratic system is "healthy."
According to poll results, 27% of young Americans (18-29 years old) believe that the American democratic system is working well to some extent, 39% believe that the American democratic system is “in trouble”, and 13 % Of people believe that the United States is actually a failed democracy, only 7% of people think that the American democratic system is "healthy", and another 13% said it is difficult to answer, and so on.
Data map: US President Biden.
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According to reports, the poll has major partisan differences.
Young Democrats have roughly half of the views on whether the American democratic system is working or in trouble. 70% of young Republicans believe that the United States is either in trouble or a failure of the democratic system.
The survey also found that nearly half of young Republicans said they had a 50% or more chance of seeing a second civil war in their lives, compared with 32% of young Democrats, independent or non-partisan. The proportion of voters is 38%.
In addition, the Harvard survey also showed that among the 18 to 29-year-old voters, US President Biden's job approval rate was 46%, and 51% disapproved.
This is 13 percentage points lower than the March survey, when 59% of Americans aged 18-29 supported Biden's work performance.
Biden’s approval rate among young Democrats is higher than that of Republicans. 75% of young Democrats said they support Biden’s work performance. In contrast, Republicans’ approval rate is 9% for independent or non-partisan voters. The support rate of 39%.
The survey also raised concerns about the mental health of people aged 18 to 29 in the United States.
The survey found that more than half (51%) of young Americans sometimes feel "frustrated or desperate."
In general, most interviewees said that the new crown epidemic has had a negative impact on their lives.
There is no partisanship on this issue. 51% of Democrats, 51% of Republicans and 52% of independents said that the epidemic has had a negative impact on their lives.
According to reports, the survey was conducted from October 26 to November 8, and a total of 2,109 Americans aged 18 to 29 participated in the survey.