Trump job approval among veterans higher than among the public president % who approve of thejob Donald Trump is doing as president approve
Both younger and older veterans gave higher approval ratings for Trump than did younger and older adults overall. Nearly half of veterans ages 18 to 49 (46%) approved of Trump’s job performance, compared with only 31% of all adults younger than 50. Among those 50 and older, nearly six-in-ten veterans (58%) supported Trump, while about half of all older adults (49%) said the same.
Trump job approval among veterans  | higher than among the public  | president % who approve of thejob Donald Trump is doing as  | president approve  | All adults  | Veterans  | 39  | Total  | 54  | 18-49  | 46  | 49  | 50+  | 58  | 32  | College grad  | 42  | 43  | Non-college  | 59  | 86  | Republican  | 98  | Democrat  | 10  | 36  | Indep endent  | 47  | Source: Survey conducted April4-18, 2017.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 