Poll: Obama and Facebook Gaining Popularity With Millenials

Matt K. Lewis Senior Contributor
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A new national poll of America’s 18 to 29 year olds, conducted for Harvard’s Institute of Politics (IOP), finds President Obama gaining popularity among young people.

According to a press release, the survey,

finds a majority of Millennials (55%) approve of the job performance of President Barack Obama, a rise of six percentage points from IOP polling conducted last October.  The President’s job approval rating among students on four-year college campuses – now 60% – increased even more (nine percentage points) over the same period.

Also worth noting,

Facebook adoption continues to rise, outpaces Twitter by more than three-to-one. Over the past year, Millennial Facebook adoption has grown significantly from 64% to 80% (90% adoption among four-year college students), while MySpace has shed six percentage points over the same period. Although Twitter is clearly a less relevant tool for young adults than Facebook, Twitter accounts among young adults also rose over the past year from 15% to 24%.

(Emphasis mine).

Note: This was a “web-enabled survey of 3,018 18-29 year-old U.S. citizens…”

Matt K. Lewis