Former President Donald Trump’s engagement with the crypto neighborhood is considerably bolstering his probabilities to win the 2024 presidential race, in keeping with a Fairleigh Dickinson College (FDU) ballot launched on Aug. 30.
The FDU ballot indicated that Trump holds a notable lead amongst voters who personal crypto or associated property, outpacing Vice President Kamala Harris by 12 factors within the 2024 US Presidential race.
In accordance with the Ballot:
“Trump leads by 12 factors amongst possible voters who personal crypto (50 to 38), whereas Harris leads by 12 amongst those that say that they don’t personal crypto (53 to 41).”
Dan Cassino, a professor of Authorities and Politics at Fairleigh Dickinson and the Ballot’s Govt Director, emphasised that Trump’s outreach to the crypto neighborhood seems to be paying off. He famous that the underlying ideology of crypto, rooted in a mistrust of established energy constructions, aligns with Trump’s political messaging.
US crypto house owners
The survey additionally revealed that 15% of registered US voters have owned crypto, NFTs, or comparable digital property, with this group largely comprising males, youthful voters, and racial minorities.
The Ballot additional confirmed that Republicans are marginally extra possible than Democrats to personal crypto. Nonetheless, this doesn’t absolutely account for the 24-point distinction in presidential assist between crypto house owners and non-owners.
Apparently, people throughout the political spectrum—self-identified liberals, moderates, conservatives, progressives, and MAGA supporters—are equally prone to report proudly owning digital property.
Cassano acknowledged:
“The truth that crypto house owners aren’t conservatives or liberals or MAGA voters implies that they’re up for grabs, and in an election that’s anticipated to be shut, they’re too huge a bunch to disregard.”
Trump’s crypto strikes
In latest months, Trump has actively positioned himself as a pro-crypto candidate in distinction to Vice President Harris. He has launched a number of initiatives to strengthen this picture, together with the latest launch of his fourth non-fungible token (NFT) undertaking.
Earlier than this transfer, the previous President turned the primary main presidential candidate to settle for crypto donations in Might. In July, he headlined essentially the most vital Bitcoin occasion of the 12 months in Nashville, Tennessee, the place he promised to make BTC a federal reserve asset.