It’s been a crazy week across the pond and the perfect time to delve into the British public’s thoughts on the chaotic world of US politics 🇺🇸 Highlights include...

🌎 73% of Brits think it was right for Biden to step down

🌎 55% to 45% think Trump will win the election, but 65% of Brits would prefer Kamala to win

🌎 More people think JD Vance winning VP would not affect the UK/US relationship (46%) than think it would make it worse (44%)

Let's dive in...

Do Brits know who Kamala Harris is?

When shown a photo of Kamala Harris, the current Vice President of the USA, 58% of respondents had some recognition of her.

Knew name and role: 44%
Didn’t know name or role: 42%
Knew role, not name: 11%
Knew name, not role: 3%

Do you think that Kamala Harris is the best candidate for the Democratic Party?

Yes, she is the best candidate: 32%
No, it should be someone else: 11%
No, she is not the best candidate, she should be the nominee: 14%
I don’t follow US politics & I don’t have an opinion: 43%

Do you think Joe Biden was right or wrong to stand down and allow another candidate to run as the Democratic Presidential Nominee?

He was right to stand down: 73%
He was wrong to stand down: 7% Don’t know: 20%

Regardless of your political views, who do you think is most likely to win the US Presidential Election?

🔴 Donald Trump (Republican Party): 55%
🔵 Kamala Harris (Democratic Party): 45%

Who would you prefer to win the 2024 US Presidential Election?

🔴 Donald Trump (Republican Party): 35%
🔵 Kamala Harris (Democratic Party): 65%

Donald Trump's potential Vice President, JD Vance has described the UK as the ‘first Islamist nation to have nukes under Labour’, do you think Vance becoming Vice President would weaken or strengthen UK/US relations?

This week’s poll was conducted on 25-26 July '24, to 2012 people & weighted to a nat rep population.