Most supporters of Donald Trump are not worried about whether the former president is convicted of a crime.
Rather, Americans say economy, inflation and crime top their list of what matters when casting their ballots in November.
A new ABC News/Ipsos survey released on Sunday shows 88 percent of voters place the economy at the top of their list of issues when they head to the ballot box this fall – and Trump is favored by 14 percent to handle the issue over President Joe Biden.
Eighty-five percent of voters also say inflation is important to them in this year’s election and crime and safety comes in third place with 77 percent of voters claiming it is a top issue.
On nearly every election issue in the top 10, voters say they trust Trump more than Biden to handle it.
Additionally, 80 percent of Trump supporters say they would still cast their ballot for the former president if he is convicted before the election, the latest poll reveals.
ABC News/Ipsos poll reveals 80% of Donald Trump’s supporters would continue to back the ex-president if he is convicted of a crime
The latest results come after three weeks of Trump appearing for trial in Manhattan court in the case accusing him of falsifying business records related to payments made to porn star Stormy Daniels to keep quiet ahead of the 2016 election about their alleged extramarital affair in 2006.
Only four percent of Trump supporters say they would no longer support Trump in the 2024 presidential election if the Republican is convicted in any of the four federal cases against him.
And 16 percent say they would at least reconsider supporting him.
Among the 2,260 American adults polled April 25-30, 44 percent say they would vote for Biden compared to the 46 percent for Trump. This means that the four percent of Trump supporters who would abandon the former president if convicted of a crime could be statistically significant to the results in November.
Nearly every poll in the last month has put Trump and Biden at a near tie, with margins of victory in hypothetical head-to-head matchups usually falling within the survey’s margin of error.
Trump speaks to media before returning to the courtroom for trial on Friday, May 5, 2024 in the case charging him with falsifying business records for hush money payments to porn tar Stormy Daniels
But the new ABC News poll on Sunday reveals that Americans are growing more trusting of Trump to handle issues that matter to them heading into November.
This includes a 17 percent gap on those who trust Trump to handle the border and immigration over Biden and a 14 percent gap on handling both the economy in general and, more specifically, inflation.
Trump beats Biden by eight percent of crime and safety and the same gap exists on handling the Israel/Hamas war.
Biden does beat Trump when it comes to health care and abortion access, which both fall within voters’ top 10 issues in November.
The former president and current president are tied on the issue of protecting democracy.
