# ‘We forgot what it’s like to be populist’: Republicans see Trump’s 2024 crumbling

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/we-forgot-what-its-like-to-be-populist-republicans-see-trumps-2024-crumbling/
- Published: 2026-11-03T10:55:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T23:56:08+00:00
- Original publisher: Politico (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/03/poll-trump-gop-coalition-fractures-elections-01145084
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- About 9% of Trump’s 2024 voters said they planned to vote Democratic in the midterms.
- MAGA identification fell among Hispanic Trump voters, while voting certainty fell among younger supporters.
- Republicans cited living costs, immigration enforcement and the Iran war as concerns.

## Summary

A poll published on the day of the US midterm elections suggests that parts of Donald Trump’s 2024 voting coalition are becoming less reliable for Republicans. About 9% of his 2024 voters said they planned to vote for a Democrat, compared with just over 2% of Kamala Harris’s voters who planned to back a Republican. Among Hispanic Trump voters, the share identifying as MAGA fell from 56% late last year to 37% in October. The share of Trump voters aged 20 to 29 who said they were certain to vote fell from 50% to 38%. These are measures of stated intentions and enthusiasm, rather than election results.

## Coverage

- [Politico: ‘We forgot what it’s like to be populist’: Republicans see Trump’s 2024 crumbling](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/11/03/poll-trump-gop-coalition-fractures-elections-01145084)
- [Pew Research Center: With Americans in a Sour Mood, Democratic Voters Are More Engaged in Midterms](https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2026/10/08/with-americans-in-a-sour-mood-democratic-voters-are-more-engaged-in-midterms/)

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