DailyMail.com poll reveals young voters are switching from Joe Biden to Donald ... trends now
Donald Trump voters are getting younger, according to an exclusive new poll, which shows that a majority of people aged over 40 back him over Joe Biden, 15 years younger than the crossover point at the last election.
The analysis offers the latest evidence of a realignment in the voting population.
And the latest bad news for Biden's reelection campaign.
It comes after a strong of polls suggested that Trump, 77, is gaining ground among young voters, long the preserve of Democratic candidates.
At the same time, 81-year-old Biden's appeal is dropping, in part because of his age and in part opposition to his support for Israel in Gaza.
J.L. Partners ran an analysis of polling results and found that the crossover age for voters is40. Below that they are more likely to vote for Joe Biden; above that Donald Trump
Trump is winning over younger voters than in 2020, when the crossover age was 55. He is seen here leaving Manhattan criminal court on Tuesday at the end of proceedings
To test the impact of age and whether the adage about liberals becoming conservatives as they become older, tied down with mortgages, tax bills and kids at college still holds true, polling firm J.L. Partners asked 1000 voters at the start of the month for their voting intentions.
It then used a complex modeling system (known as a multinomial logistic regression model) to plot where the crossover point lies.
The results pinpointed the age of 40. Below that voters are more likely to plump for Biden; above that the majority picks Trump.
At 18 years of age, some 53 percent back Biden. By around 60, the numbers have reversed with 53 percent backing Trump.
Of course, sex, race, educational attainment and other factors all have an impact.
The data show
