Most Donald Trump supporters don’t care if the former president is convicted of a crime.
Rather, Americans say the economy, inflation and crime top their list of what matters when they vote in November.
A new ABC News/Ipsos poll released Sunday shows that 88 percent of voters put the economy at the top of their list of issues when they go to the polls this fall, and 14 percent favor Trump to handle the issue against President Joe Biden .
Eighty-five percent of voters also say inflation is important to them in this year’s election, with crime and safety coming in third, while 77 percent of voters say it is a top issue.
On nearly every election issue in the top 10, voters say they trust Trump more than Biden to handle them.
Additionally, 80 percent of Trump supporters say they would continue voting for the former president if he were convicted before the election, the latest poll reveals.
An ABC News/Ipsos poll reveals that 80% of Donald Trump supporters would continue to support the former president if he is convicted of a crime
The latest results come three weeks after Trump appeared in Manhattan court in the case accusing him of falsifying business records related to payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels to keep quiet before the 2016 election about her alleged extramarital relationship in 2006.
Only four percent of Trump supporters say they would no longer support Trump in the 2024 presidential election if the Republican is found guilty in any of the four federal cases against him.
And 16 percent say they would at least reconsider supporting it.
Among 2,260 American adults surveyed April 25-30, 44 percent say they would vote for Biden compared to 46 percent for Trump. This means that the four percent of Trump supporters who would abandon the former president if he were convicted of a crime could be statistically significant for the November results.
Nearly every poll in the last month has put Trump and Biden in a near tie, with margins of victory in hypothetical head-to-head matchups generally falling within the poll’s margin of error.
Trump speaks to the media before returning to the courtroom for trial on Friday, May 5, 2024, in the case accusing him of falsifying business records for money payments to porn star Stormy Daniels.
The only issues on which Biden beats Trump are health care and abortion access, both among voters’ top 10 issues in November. Pictured: Biden speaks during the Presidential Medal of Freedom ceremony at the White House on Friday, May 3.
But Sunday’s new ABC News poll finds that Americans increasingly trust Trump to handle the issues they care about heading into November.
This includes a 17 percent gap between those who trust Trump to handle the border and immigration over Biden and a 14 percent gap in handling both the economy generally and, more specifically, inflation.
Trump beats Biden by eight percent on crime and security and the same gap exists in the handling of the war between Israel and Hamas.
Biden beats Trump on health care and abortion access, which are among voters’ top 10 issues in November.
The former president and the current president are tied on the issue of protecting democracy.
