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Poll: Most would be very unhappy if Trump was re-elected

Nearly three-quarters of Village Media readers say they'd be very unhappy if Donald Trump became the next president of the United States. As always, the details are revealing
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Nearly three-quarters of Village Media readers who responded to a recent online poll said they would be very unhappy if Donald Trump became the next president of the United States after November's elections there:

From here on in, for simplicity's sake, we're going to sum the two happy groups and the two unhappy groups:

Women were much more likely to say they would be unhappy than men:

There is a very stark age element here, with older readers more hostile to the idea of another Trump presidency, and younger readers more open to it. (This, interestingly, is quite a different pattern from the one seen in the U.S. itself.)

There is a difference according to educational background, but to be honest not a very dramatic one:

Ontario PC supporters were much more open to the idea than backers of the three opposition parties, though a majority still said they would be unhappy, and a much larger group said they would be indifferent:

Readers more likely to say they would be happy with a second Trump presidency are likelier to support looser gun control, support a compromise peace with Russia over Ukraine, and oppose the 2022 use of the Emergencies Act:

There is also a tight connection with views of Justin Trudeau and Pierre Poilievre:

And readers with tattoos are more open to another Trump presidency:

As are people who say they don't want their next car to be an EV or hybrid:


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Patrick Cain

About the Author: Patrick Cain

Patrick is an online writer and editor in Toronto, focused mostly on data, FOI, maps and visualizations. He has won some awards, been a beat reporter covering digital privacy and cannabis, and started an FOI case that ended in the Supreme Court
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