Donald Trump Support is Increasing, Are We Surprised?

Former President Donald Trump has taken a step back from the spotlight following his successful presidency. Even though some deemed him controversial (even though he made strides in helping America be great again), we are seeing that the level of support he has is increasing. Recent polling figures show that more and more people are supporting Trump, which should come as no surprise. This is probably due to the fact that Americans are waking up and seeing what the difference is like between leaders. But let’s take a closer look!

The Pew Research Center conducted a poll between September 13th and September 19th, 2021 about former President Trump. The poll was given to 10,371 U.S. adults. A majority of Republicans and Republican-leaning Independents (two-thirds to be exact) think that former President Donald Trump should continue his presence as a major political figure for the years to come. In fact, 44% of those who think he should be a major political presence even went further to say that they think he should run for president again in 2024.

Even if support for Trump wasn’t 100%, those who didn’t want to see him as a major political force still want to see some of his influence. 22% of Republicans and Republican-leaning Independents still want Trump to be a significant political figure, but instead use his influence to support other presidential candidates who have similar views as the former President.

However, the world isn’t perfect and there were still 32% of Republicans and Republican-leaning Independents who think that Trump should not remain a major figure in American politics (despite his surging popularity). These numbers are significant because they show an increase in support by 10 percentage points since January 2021.

Even though Trump has support from the Republican party, the Democratic views remain relatively unchanged over that time frame. 92% of Democrats think that Trump shouldn’t stay involved in politics by any means. This comes as no surprise but Democrats should wake up and should make sure that their interests lie with the American people.