Donald Trump loses independent voters in Utah over indictments: Poll
Jenny Goldsberry
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Donald Trump lost a majority of independent voters in Utah after he was charged with 34 counts of falsifying campaign records.
The poll conducted by Deseret News and the Hinckley Institute of Politics was conducted among 800 registered voters from April 25-28. Respondents were asked about how the allegations of the 2016 hush money payment scandal to a pornography actress affected their willingness to vote for the former president. Trump has pleaded not guilty to all 34 federal charges.
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The poll found 51% of independent voters were less likely to vote for Trump, while 30% reported the indictment did not change their vote, and 18% were more likely to vote for him. Meanwhile, 31% of Republicans said they were more likely to vote for him, 41% said there was no change, and 28% said it was less likely. When all registered voters’ answers were considered, 33% were less likely, 34% were indifferent, and 23% were more likely.
Utah voters went for Donald Trump during the 2016 and 2020 elections. The poll also asked if respondents thought the charges were politically motivated and found 78% of Republicans and 49% of independent voters agreed, including 16% of Democrats.
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Subsequently, 38% of Republicans suggested Trump didn’t do anything wrong, another 28% say he intentionally acted illegally, and 24% say it was unintentional. Meanwhile, 91% believed Trump acted illegally, but 6% thought it was unintentional, and 1% claimed he did nothing wrong. Independent voters sided more with Democrats, as 51% thought his actions were intentional, while 15% said the opposite, and 22% believed he did nothing wrong.
This poll comes after Trump’s lead over Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) shrunk by 10 percentage points in a poll from Yahoo News/YouGov in mid-April.