In the short time since President Donald Trump began his second term, he has significantly impacted both domestic and global politics.
Since reclaiming the Oval Office on January 20 of this year, the 78-year-old president’s administration has been incredibly active, signing over 100 executive orders and even starting a trade war with China and other countries — just to name a few of his actions.
His policies and behavior have often sparked controversy, such as the incident when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was invited to the White House, only to be berated by Vice President JD Vance on international television.
This has raised the question of whether those who voted for Trump would cast their vote for him again if they had the chance to return to the polls tomorrow.
CNN’s data analyst Harry Enten examined a YouGov poll that asked exactly that, revealing a startling number of ‘regretful’ MAGA supporters.
Are there any Trump supporters out there who regret their vote? (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
“I mean, this is the big question, right? I keep hearing all these stories, all these articles, with Trump voters saying they regret what they did back in 2024,” Enten said live on air.
“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 hardly anything. Then there’s an additional one percent who say they’d rather not vote.”
This means that if the 2024 presidential election were held again tomorrow, the outcome would likely be nearly identical, as the data shows less than five percent of Trump’s supporters would consider switching their allegiance.
Meanwhile, former Vice President Kamala Harris of the Biden administration would retain the loyalty of her voters, with support firmly staying with her and the Democratic Party.
Enten continued: “The bottom line is, despite all the talk about Trump voters regretting their vote, it really doesn’t show up in the numbers.”
“If there’s some notion out there that Trump voters are going around saying, ‘Man, I wish I had voted for Kamala Harris instead of Donald Trump,’ the numbers suggest that’s a fantasy. For the most part, it just doesn’t exist.”
While examining the numbers from Trump’s first term, Enten pointed out that the support he has now is stronger than ever.
The ‘regret’ over voting for President Donald Trump does not exist, according to latest figures (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
“In February 2017, four percent of Trump voters said they’d switch their vote — that’s actually slightly higher than this time around,” he told viewers.
“So, when you look back and hear about Trump voters who really regret their vote, historically speaking, they really don’t regret it.”
“If anything, the number this time around is actually smaller than it was the first time, and it’s definitely smaller than what we saw after the 2020 election, especially following the events of January 6th.”
