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Trump’s Support Drops in Military Communities
In a politically unsettled nation, military communities have long been a rock for the Republican Party, solid and true. But new polling data suggest those places have developed some concerns about President Donald Trump.
An analysis of Gallup polling data comparing the first 100 days of Trump's presidency to the month of May shows that Trump's job approval in military counties dropped sharply in the last month — from an average 51 percent approval and 41 percent disapproval in the first 100 days to 43 percent approval and 52 percent disapproval for May.
Taken together that is a 16-point swing, from a net 7 percentage points on the positive side in the first 100 days to a net 9 points on the negative side in May. That's far greater than the overall change in the Gallup data and it may be a sign of an important shift in those places.
The military communities weren't the only big movers in the Gallup data. Trump's job approval in exurban communities — wealthy conservative places largely on the edges of urban centers — slid 12 points and dropped into negative territory. But the decline in military communities would be especially noteworthy if it holds in future polls.
Those military communities, defined as Military Post counties in the American Communities Project at George Washington University, have voted for Republican candidates in every presidential election since 2000 by double digits. And they were among Trump's biggest supporters in November. He won those counties by more than 17 points.
Trump's Support Drops in Military Communities - NBC News
Trump’s Support Drops in Military Communities
In a politically unsettled nation, military communities have long been a rock for the Republican Party, solid and true. But new polling data suggest those places have developed some concerns about President Donald Trump.
An analysis of Gallup polling data comparing the first 100 days of Trump's presidency to the month of May shows that Trump's job approval in military counties dropped sharply in the last month — from an average 51 percent approval and 41 percent disapproval in the first 100 days to 43 percent approval and 52 percent disapproval for May.
Taken together that is a 16-point swing, from a net 7 percentage points on the positive side in the first 100 days to a net 9 points on the negative side in May. That's far greater than the overall change in the Gallup data and it may be a sign of an important shift in those places.
The military communities weren't the only big movers in the Gallup data. Trump's job approval in exurban communities — wealthy conservative places largely on the edges of urban centers — slid 12 points and dropped into negative territory. But the decline in military communities would be especially noteworthy if it holds in future polls.
Those military communities, defined as Military Post counties in the American Communities Project at George Washington University, have voted for Republican candidates in every presidential election since 2000 by double digits. And they were among Trump's biggest supporters in November. He won those counties by more than 17 points.
Trump's Support Drops in Military Communities - NBC News
