New Yorkers age 34 or younger are not interested in former President Donald Trump's hush money payment trial, according to a new poll.
Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, is facing trial on charges of falsifying business documents for allegedly making a hush money payment to adult-film star Stormy Daniels during of the 2016 campaign. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg's office alleged the payment was intended to prevent Daniels from speaking publicly about her claims of an affair with the former president.
Trump has denied having an affair with Daniels and pleaded not guilty to all criminal charges. He maintains his innocence and has accused Bragg of targeting him for political purposes, equating the trial to a form of election interference.
As the trial continues in its second week, a new poll from Siena College shed light on whether New Yorkers are paying attention to it.
Only 10 percent of New Yorkers between 18 and 34 are paying a "great deal" of attention to the trial, according to the poll, which surveyed 806 registered voters from April 15 to 17. Meanwhile, 37 percent are paying some attention, while 50 percent are paying "not very much" or "none at all."
The number of Gen Z and millennial New Yorkers paying attention to the trial is lower than older voters, as 23 percent of New Yorkers between the ages of 35 and 54, and 32 percent of those 55 or older are paying a "great deal" of attention to the trial, according to the poll.
The survey also asked voters whether they believe Trump is facing a "legitimate trial to determine whether he is or is not guilty of criminal behavior" or whether the charges are a "phony and unfair attempt to go after Trump and interfere in this year's presidential election."
Fifty-one percent of Gen Z and mxillennial respondents said they believe the trial is "legitimate," while only 25 percent dismissed the charges as "phony," according to the survey.
The poll carried a margin of error of plus or minus 4.1 percentage points.
Newsweek reached out to Trump's campaign for comment via email.
The poll also pressed voters on how they plan to vote in the 2024 presidential election in November. Young voters could be key in the race, as some polls have showed the traditionally progressive demographic shifting away from President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee.
In the latest poll of deeply Democratic New York, 39 percent of voters between 18 and 34 said they plan to vote for Trump, while 34 percent said they are supporting Biden.
Another 11 percent said they will vote for someone else, 9 percent will not vote and 8 percent said they were not sure how they will vote.
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