Seventy-one percent of millennials say a third political party is needed, while just 26 percent say the Republican and Democratic parties do an adequate job, a new NBC News/GenForward poll reveals.
Here is how the poll of millennials breaks down:
- 74 percent of men say a third party is needed;
- 69 percent of women believe a third party is necessary;
- 59 percent have an unfavorable view of the Republican Party;
- 42 percent have an unfavorable view of the Democratic Party;
- 60 percent disapprove of the way Congress is handling its job;
- 63 percent disapprove of the way President Donald Trump is handling his job; 22 percent approve and 15 percent say they neither approve nor disapprove.
The poll, conducted Oct. 26-Nov. 10. surveyed 1,876 adults between the ages of 18 and 34. The margin of error is plus or minus 3.92 percentage points.