A total of 75 percent of Americans think aging politicians should take competency tests—with support for the measure surging to 79 percent among Baby Boomers.
between August 5 and 6 among a sample population of 1,500 eligible voters in the country. It found that 75 percent of all Americans agree that politicians of a certain age should be required to take competency tests to prove their mental fitness for office, with support rising with age.
A total of 63 percent among the younger age cohort, Generation Z , backed the introduction of these kinds of mental sharpness tests, while support rose to 74 percent among millennials , 77 percent among Generation X . Support for the measure was highest among the older age cohort, the Baby Boomers, at 79 percent. Only 6 percent of all respondents thought that such tests would not be necessary.
In this picture: U.S. President Joe Biden greets U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell , Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and his wife, Frances DeWine , in Hebron, Kentucky, on January 4, 2023. A majority of voters across all generations believe that aging politicians should be tested for mental fitness, according to a recent Newsweek poll.
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