Does the political commitment of the great tech bosses affect their popularity rating? The answer is yes if we believe this study carried out by the Pew Research Center. To see more clearly on this subject, analysts consulted a panel of 5086 American adults between January 27, 2025 and February 2, 2025, after the arrival of Donald Trump at the White House to which Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk bring Spectacular support.
A lowest popularity for the two men
Overall, Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and founder of Meta, is less popular than his counterpart from Tesla. 67 % of participants say they have a bad opinion on his person, a trend that transcends political affiliations. Thus, 60 % of Republican respondents and 76 % of Democrats share this feeling towards it.
A bit cowardly, our colleagues from Techcrunch Comment the news: “Thus, even if” Zuck “plays the role of the cool guy, the Americans did not let themselves be deceived by his gold chains or his musical ambitions, it seems”.
On the side of Elon Musk, disapproval is much more marked in a camp. In detail, 54 % of American adults have a poor opinion on his person. An observation that affects 85 % of Democrats. On the other hand, 73 % of Republicans have a favorable opinion on the boss of SpaceX.
Elon Musk’s positions touch Tesla
As a reminder, a study conducted last year by CivicService had already made it possible to identify that the craze of Democrats for the Tesla brand had increased from 39 % to 16 % between January and July.
Ross Gerber, partner at Gerber Kawasaki and long -standing investor in the company, explained in this regard: “This last Elon position put me in a very difficult moral position. I drive a cybertruck and now I feel like I have a Maga truck ».
Still more surprising, the manufacturer’s popularity had also dropped among the Republicans of 36 to 23 % during the same period. John Dick, CEO of CivicService, commented: “The data invariably reveal that the Democrats, more than the Republicans, closely associate Elon Musk and its actions like the brand of Tesla”.
What to remember:
- Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are unpopular among the Americans
- Mark Zuckerberg is not popular on both sides of the political spectrum
- Elon Musk seems hated by Democrats, but he saves the republican side
