A new poll from Fairleigh Dickinson University (FDU) shows that former President Donald Trump is becoming increasingly common among people who own cryptocurrencies.
The poll shows that Trump is 12 points ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris among potential 2024 U.S. Presidential voters who own crypto or assets related to crypto.
The poll shows that among potential crypto voters, 50% support Trump and 38% support Harris. When it comes to people who do not hold crypto, Harris is ahead by 12 points, with 53% of the vote to Trump’s 41%.
The FDU poll also shows that 15% of all registered voters in the U.S. have owned cryptocurrency, NFTs, or other similar digital goods. Most of the people in this group are guys, younger voters, and people of color.
Trump’s Shift On Cryptocurrency
Republicans are somewhat more likely than Democrats to own crypto, but this does not explain the 24-point difference in support between crypto owners and people who do not own crypto.
During this election cycle, both parties have been actively courting the crypto community. They do this because they know that digital assets are becoming more important in American politics.
Trump’s new support for crypto is very different from his previous views on digital currencies, which he called a “scam.” He has since changed his mind and promised to back the crypto sector if he is re-elected.
Trump has done a number of things in the past few months to connect himself with the crypto community. He gave the opening speech at Bitcoin2024 in Nashville in July, where he strongly backed Bitcoin mining despite concerns about the environment.
According to reports, Trump’s plans to make the U.S. the “crypto capital of the planet” if he is re-elected on August 29 were a hint at a new project run by his sons called World Liberty Financial, which focuses on tokenizing real-world assets.
The Trump team has also set up a page for fundraising that accepts cryptocurrency through the Coinbase platform. The Harris campaign, meanwhile, has started the Crypto4Harris program to work with the crypto community and make policy that supports crypto. This is meant to compete with Republican efforts to get crypto voters to vote Republican.
When the 2024 election comes around, Trump’s support among crypto owners could be very important in changing the minds of people who are still undecided yet, especially in groups that have usually voted Democratic.
