Being seen as likable issues extra for Kamala Harris than it does for Donald Trump.
When voters specific constructive views about both candidate’s habits or private traits, they’re overwhelmingly backing them in equally big numbers.
However what about after they do not just like the candidates? The connection between unlikability and vote selection is not as sturdy, a minimum of for Trump.
When voters do not like Harris, almost all of them aren’t voting for her, however when voters do not like Trump, there is a sizable phase that also helps him.
Harris outpaces Trump on being personally preferred, however there are about half of voters who dislike the best way she handles herself personally. A mere 5% who dislike her are voting for her.
However among the many almost two-thirds of voters who do not like Trump personally, 21% are voting for him — that is 4 occasions the variety of voters who do not like Harris personally however are backing her.
That is the case for each women and men who dislike the best way the candidates deal with themselves personally. The chances of women and men who say they dislike Harris and are backing her are roughly equal and nonetheless decrease than the odds of women and men who dislike Trump and are backing him.
This sample extends to a different attribute, too. Most voters say they discover Trump insulting when he speaks, however greater than 1 / 4 of those that do are backing him anyway. Amongst voters who assume Harris is insulting, she will get solely single-digit help.
(Total, extra voters discover Harris cheap and clever when she talks than they do Trump. She has a slight edge on being clear.)
We have seen this play out through the years: some voters overlook some private traits and habits with regard to Trump. It is a part of what retains this presidential race aggressive.
Backing this up, we discover that whereas each Harris and Trump voters place lots of significance on a candidate’s insurance policies, far fewer Trump voters say a candidate’s private qualities are essential to them. And it is even fewer nonetheless among the many Trump voters who say they dislike him who place a precedence on private qualities.
A lot of the voters who dislike how Trump handles himself however are nonetheless supporting him additionally voted for Trump in 2020, so in some methods they know what they’re getting. Most of his present backers (and most voters total) consider Trump is similar in regard to issues he says and does as when he was president.
This CBS Information/YouGov survey was performed with a consultant pattern of three,129 registered voters nationwide interviewed between September 18-20, 2024. The pattern was weighted in keeping with gender, age, race, and training primarily based on the U.S. Census American Neighborhood Survey and the U.S. Census Present Inhabitants Survey, in addition to previous vote. Respondents had been chosen to be consultant of registered voters nationwide. The margin of error for registered voters is ±2.2 factors. Battlegrounds are AZ, GA, MI, NC, NV, PA, and WI.