Voters under 30 said the economy is the country's biggest problem as the 2024 election approaches in a new Emerson College poll.
The survey, released Friday, found that 44 percent of respondents aged 30 or younger said the economy was the most important issue facing the country now.
In comparison, 14 percent of young voters surveyed said health care was the country's most important issue, while 10 percent of respondents cited education as a critical issue.
According to the survey, the issues listed, such as crime and housing affordability, each received 8 percent of respondents aged 30 or younger.
76 percent of respondents under 30 believe their parents' generation had better economic opportunities than today, while 24 percent of respondents disagree.
The new poll also detailed President Biden's approval rating among voters heading into the 2024 election.
41 percent of respondents said they approved of Biden's job as president, while 51 percent of respondents did not.
This is because Biden's approval rating among voters between the ages of 18 and 24 is 35 percent, while he received a 41 percent approval rating among voters between the ages of 25 and 29.
In a hypothetical 2024 Republican primary, 64 percent of respondents said they would support former President Trump, while former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley received support from 14 percent of respondents.
Seven percent of respondents said they would support Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) in a hypothetical Republican primary in 2024, while former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy are among those Respondents surveyed in the survey received four percent of support.
The Emerson College survey was conducted December 4-6, with a total of 1,000 respondents participating in the survey. The poll's margin of error was three percentage points.
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