Trump Trailing Biden Among U.S. Troops, In Massive Swing From 2016 Dominance: Poll
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Nicholas ReimannForbes Staff
Business
I'm a news reporter for Forbes, primarily covering the U.S. South.
TOPLINE In a drastic polling shift from his dominance in 2016, President Donald Trump trails Democratic nominee Joe Biden among U.S. troops, a Military Times poll found—a massive swing from the 20 percentage point lead Trump held against Democrat Hillary Clinton among troops before the 2016 presidential election.
KEY FACTS
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41% of troops said they would vote for Biden, while 37% preferred Trump, the poll found.
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In 2016, Trump held a 20-point lead over Clinton leading up to the 2016 election, according to a Military Times poll, with 41% of respondents saying they would vote for Trump and only 21% saying they would vote for Clinton; a large chunk of support went to third party candidates, while some troops said they “would not vote.”
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Republicans typically do very well in presidential election polling among the military, and the latest polling demographics showed a generally conservative lean among respondents.
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Only 16% of the more than 1,000 troops polled identified as Democrats, while 40% identified as either Republican or Libertarian and 44% as independents or members of another party.
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Trump’s popularity has declined among members of the military, with around 50% of troops saying in the latest poll that they had an unfavorable view of the president, compared to just 37% who held that view at the start of his presidency, earlier Military Times polling found.
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The president is especially unpopular among officers when compared with lower-ranking enlisted troops, with more than half of officers saying they strongly disapproved of Trump’s job as president.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/nicholasreimann/...ance-poll/
Nicholas ReimannForbes Staff
Business
I'm a news reporter for Forbes, primarily covering the U.S. South.
TOPLINE In a drastic polling shift from his dominance in 2016, President Donald Trump trails Democratic nominee Joe Biden among U.S. troops, a Military Times poll found—a massive swing from the 20 percentage point lead Trump held against Democrat Hillary Clinton among troops before the 2016 presidential election.
KEY FACTS
•
41% of troops said they would vote for Biden, while 37% preferred Trump, the poll found.
•
In 2016, Trump held a 20-point lead over Clinton leading up to the 2016 election, according to a Military Times poll, with 41% of respondents saying they would vote for Trump and only 21% saying they would vote for Clinton; a large chunk of support went to third party candidates, while some troops said they “would not vote.”
•
Republicans typically do very well in presidential election polling among the military, and the latest polling demographics showed a generally conservative lean among respondents.
•
Only 16% of the more than 1,000 troops polled identified as Democrats, while 40% identified as either Republican or Libertarian and 44% as independents or members of another party.
•
Trump’s popularity has declined among members of the military, with around 50% of troops saying in the latest poll that they had an unfavorable view of the president, compared to just 37% who held that view at the start of his presidency, earlier Military Times polling found.
•
The president is especially unpopular among officers when compared with lower-ranking enlisted troops, with more than half of officers saying they strongly disapproved of Trump’s job as president.
