Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, who’s launched a series of new ads on social media, radio and TV, is being viewed more favorably than ever by students in New Hampshire, a new Franklin Pierce University/Boston Herald poll shows.

According to the survey, 82 percent of voters between the ages of 18 and 24 say they have a very favorable impression of Sanders — and only 9 percent of likely Democratic primary voters have an unfavorable view.

Students believe that Sanders supports issues that are important to them, including making tuition free at public colleges and universities and cutting student loan rates.

Meanwhile, the poll shows Hillary Clinton’s popularity with Democratic primary voters has dropped considerably.

Unlike Sanders, students see Clinton as having been bought by the super PACs that have contributed to her campaign, and they don’t trust that she will be a president who stands by her promises.

Part of the reason for Sanders’ surging popularity is that he doesn’t seem as grumpy and angry as he did earlier in the campaign. His new “America” ad on YouTube, which features the music of Simon & Garfunkel, casts him in a warmer and friendlier light. And on the stump, he smiles more these days and has even been showing his sense of humor.

When Ellen DeGeneres had Sanders on her show, he insisted on dancing. “The Ellen Show” then made the footage of Sanders’ dance into a parody of Drake’s “Hotline Bling” music video.

Students loved it.

After being protected for much of their childhood — by parents and teachers — what college students want now is the truth, and they believe that Sanders is the only candidate in the race who is honest and telling it like it is, without spreading hate or inciting violence.

Juliana Wilson is a Franklin Pierce University Graduate Student (MBA in Leadership). She can be reached on Twitter at @Juliana_Wilson1.