In the brief period that President Donald Trump has been in office for his second term, he has significantly impacted both domestic and international political landscapes.
Since the Republican leader returned to the Oval Office on January 20 this year, his administration has been notably active, issuing over 100 executive orders and initiating a trade conflict with China and other nations, among numerous other actions.
Trump’s policies and conduct have sparked controversy, such as the incident involving Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who faced criticism from Vice-President JD Vance during a televised meeting at the White House.
This situation raises the question of whether Trump’s supporters would still vote for him if the election were held again tomorrow.
CNN’s data analyst Harry Enten examined a YouGov poll addressing this very question, which highlighted a surprising number of ‘regretful’ MAGA supporters.
“I mean this is the big question, right? I hear all these stories, all these articles, all the Trump voters, saying they regret what they did back in 2024,” Enten remarked during a live broadcast.
“I’m here to tell you, very few of them regret what they did back in 2024.
“We’re talking just two percent. That’s not even a wide spot on the road. And then there’s this additional one percent who say they would rather not vote.”
This suggests that if the 2024 presidential election were to be held again tomorrow, the outcome would be nearly identical, with data indicating that less than five percent of Trump’s supporters might consider a change in allegiance.
Meanwhile, former Vice President Kamala Harris of the Biden administration retains strong support from her voters, who remain committed to her and the Democratic Party.
Enten continued: “The bottom line is for all this talk of Trump voters regretting their vote in the numbers, it really just doesn’t show up.
“If there’s some idea out there that Trump voters are going around [saying], ‘man, I wish I had voted for Kamala Harris instead of Donald Trump’, the numbers say that is a fanciful universe. It really for the most part does not exist.”
As he reviewed the data from Trump’s first term, Enfield noted that the current support for Trump is stronger than ever.
“In February 2017, four percent of Trump voters said they’d shift their vote—that’s actually slightly more than this time around,” he explained to the audience.
“So you know, you look back, you say, OK, there’s these Trump voters who really regret their vote. Historically speaking, they really don’t regret their vote.
“And if anything, the number this time around is actually smaller than it was the first time around and it’s certainly smaller than the number we saw coming out of 2020, of course, after the events of January 6th.”