When asked whether they identified as pro-Trump, anti-Trump or otherwise, right-leaning pollsters who were loyal to Trump still outperformed other wings of the party. Here are the details of the general population when asked “Do you consider yourself…”:
- Republican pro-Trump: 31%
- Anti-Trump Republican: 5%
- Republican who somehow doesn’t have strong feelings for Trump: 9%
- I’m not a Republican: 55%
- Not sure: 1%
A partisan breakdown of this question showed that 74% of Republican voters were pro-Trump along with 23% of independent voters who described themselves as pro-Trump. Here is the data.
| Republican voters | Independent voters | |
|---|---|---|
| Republican supporter of Trump | 74% | 23% |
| Republican anti-Trump | 6% | 5% |
| The Republican Party, but no strong feelings for Trump | 17% | 11% |
| I’m not a republican | 2% | 60% |
| Not sure | 1% | 1% |
(Note: Please don’t ask me to explain the 2% of GOP voters who said they weren’t Republican.)
In a separate question, 70% of Republican voters said GOP candidates for office “should be Donald Trump supporters,” while only 3% of GOP voters said they should oppose him. And 14% of Republican voters said GOP candidates simply “should not pay attention to Trump,” indicating they wish their party would ignore him and move on.
It should be noted that the Republican Party’s overall support for Trump since Jan. 6 has likely increased the appetite of Republican voters for Trump’s views and candidates. But sure enough, the staunch support of Republican voters for Trump also helped persuade the GOP leadership to make the irresponsible, cowardly political calculation that doubling down on Trump is the way to go.
With such internal political leadership, who needs international enemies?
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