Poll: A third of young Brits would vote for Trump in US election

A third of young Brits would vote for Donald Trump in the upcoming US election, a new YouGov poll has revealed. As the race to the White House hots up, a survey of over 2,000 Brits has shown Kamala Harris would cruise to a landslide this side of the Atlantic, but perhaps surprisingly, young people are the most pro-Trump age group.

The poll comes ahead of tonight's hotly-anticipated VP debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz. One in five Brits would vote for Donald Trump, with support for the former president almost doubling from 12 percent to 22 percent in the four years since the former Apprentice star came up against Joe Biden. And among those aged 18-24, an even bigger proportion would vote Republican, with 32 percent saying they would vote Trump - triple the number since 2020 (11 percent).

Harris would hoover up 60 percent of the vote if November 5's election were to be held in the UK, with every single region broken down by the survey, commissioned by Betfair, giving her a majority. But London, a Labour stronghold for UK elections, is the region where Trump finds his biggest support. Support for the current Vice President is significantly up on the 47 percent of people that said they would vote for Joe Biden if given the chance four years ago. And her popularity amongst Brits increases with age, polling at 68 percent to Trump's 16 percent with over 65s.

However, there are some demographics with which Trump is the popular choice. Support for Trump is up at 60 percent amongst Brits who voted Reform UK in our General Election, with only 23 percent saying they would opt for Harris. Every other party affiliation, though, gave Harris a majority, ranging from 54 percent of Tories to 84 percent of Green and Liberal Democrat voters.

Neither candidate had a strong base in those who support Brexit, though Harris still came out on top with 44 percent compared to 36 percent, with the remaining 20 percent saying they were unsure or would vote for someone else. The YouGov survey of 2,064 UK adults also showed Brits would overwhelmingly oppose joining the US as the 51st state (80 percent), with only 10 percent open to pledging allegiance to the US flag.

The research was conducted on the back of the second suspected attempt on Trump's life this campaign, when a Secret Service agent noticed a rifle sticking through a fence surrounding West Palm Beach golf course where the ex-President was attending.

Ryan Wesley Routh (pictured), 58 - charged with attempted assassination - pleaded not guilty yesterday after he was found unarmed on September 15, while a backpack, GoPro camera and AK-47 style rifle that he left behind was located at the scene. The incident was one of a number of seismic events in this election campaign, beginning with President Biden's catastrophic performance on the debate stage at the end of July.

With the triumphant TV appearance seemingly handing Trump the momentum, a first assassination attempt against him in mid-July made the Republicans firm favorites as support rallied around their candidate. Trump was shot in the ear during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, when 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks perched on a roof a few hundred feet away with a rifle. His shot hit Trump's right ear before Crooks himself was shot by a Secret Service sniper.

Though the attempt on his life seemed to focus Trump and give him a lease of determination, just over a week later Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed his Vice President, who soon made inroads into the lead Trump had established. In the weeks since, Harris has pulled the Democrats back into the race, even holding a lead in some polls. With just over a month to go until US voters go to the polls, Harris is just about the favorite at 21/20, while Donald Trump is 11/10.

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