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A YouGov poll of 1,140 U.S. adults in March 2025 found that Americans, on the whole, are satisfied with the U.S.’s current voting laws… but do think there should be an age limit for U.S. presidents.
A vast majority (83%) of Americans support a minimum age requirement for voting in federal elections in the first place – and of that majority, a full 56% support the current age requirement of 18 years to vote in federal elections. Most (82%) don’t think there should be a maximum age limit for voting in federal elections, either.
However, when it comes to U.S. presidents, a full three-quarters of Americans think there should be a maximum age limit for serving as chief executive… though they’re less sure what that age limit should be. Of those who support an age cap, a plurality (18%) think it should be ages 75-79, 16% think ages 70-74, and 12% think 65-69. Just 20% think the age limit should fall within 80-99 years old… signifying that more Americans want presidents younger than 80 – and are okay with new laws to enforce that age cap.
Still, nearly half of Americans think that the current age requirement – that presidents be at least 35 years old – is too restrictive. Zooming in on different generations, younger Americans (18-29) are more than twice as likely than those 65+ to think the minimum age requirement should be younger than 35 – or nonexistent… highlighting a stark generational divide.
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