If there’s one group of voters who’ve been the spine of Donald Trump’s political help for greater than ten years, it’s males.
Males had been the distinction in Donald Trump’s victories over Hillary Clinton in 2016 and Kamala Harris in 2024. Male voters went for Trump over Hillary Clinton 52%-41%. In 2024, Trump obtained 55% of the male vote in comparison with 43% for Kamala Harris. The one group higher for Trump was white voters, the place he obtained 57% of the vote in 2016 and 2024.
One group of voters that could be anticipated to help Trump’s tough-on-crime rhetoric on immigration could be anticipated to be males, and throughout the 2024 election and into his first yr in workplace, this was true, however it has now shifted and males are strolling away from Trump on immigration.
Reuters reported on their new ballot:
The newest Reuters/Ipsos ballot exhibits help for Trump’s dealing with of immigration has fallen considerably amongst males in current weeks in comparison with late final yr.
Male voters performed an outsized position in Trump’s 2024 election victory, and all through 2025 his immigration approval score amongst males stayed near 50%. However the newest Reuters/Ipsos ballot survey confirmed 41% of males give him a thumbs up on the difficulty. Amongst girls, Trump’s help on immigration has fallen from round 40% all through most of 2025 to 35% within the newest survey.
That is unhealthy information for Republicans in the event that they wish to have any hope of profitable the midterm election.
