Voters Back “Kingmaker” Trump’s Policies on Economy, Energy, and Health 

WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 16, 2025) – Cygnal, one of the nation’s fastest growing and most accurate private polling firms, released the following national poll (conducted Jan. 9-12) of 1,500 likely general election voters. 

“The Trump train is barreling full steam ahead, and voters are all aboard,” said Pollster and Cygnal President, Brent Buchanan. “As Inauguration Day approaches, President-elect Trump’s ambitious agenda may be a Herculean task, but the electorate remains ‘bigly’ supportive for his signature promises to become reality. Our latest data affirms the era of social media supremacy as the go-to news sources has fully emerged and Team Trump’s savvy digital apparatus alongside his top surrogates will be a key element that pushes his policies over the finish line, even with razor-thin GOP margins in Congress. With that digital megaphone in hand and an energized base, including Independent voters at his back, Trump has a unique chance to truly turn campaign rhetoric into legislative reality.” 

Here are Buchanan’s top takeaways: 

Trump Agenda: a majority of voters are enthusiastic about Trump’s second term agenda ranking the following top five issues as extremely or very important:  

  1. Reduce inflation and lower the cost of living (85%) 
  2. Crack down on violent crime (73%)
  3. Rebuild our cities, making them safe, clean, and beautiful again (69%) 
  4. End wars in Ukraine and the Middle East (69%)
  5. End taxes on Social Security payments (68%) 

Debt Ceiling: 39 percent of voters said the debt ceiling should not be raised and that government agencies should be forced to operate within current spending limits. Additionally, 35 percent said the ceiling should be raised but with a requirement of significant cuts to address the national debt. 

Drill, Baby, Drill: 46 percent support Trump’s plan to expand domestic energy production with 34 percent opposing the plan which includes opening federal lands to drilling and mandating lease sales. 

Obamacare Expansion: 40 percent of voters said Congress should make the expansion of Obamacare, set to expire this year, permanent while 23 percent said it should be fully repealed and replaced with a new framework. Fifteen percent said the expansion should be allowed to expire. 

Party Lines: with just days until Trump’s second inauguration and cabinet nomination hearings fully underway, congressional Republicans have a more favorable view among voters by two percent (45% fav / 50% unfav) than congressional Democrats (43% fav / 52% unfav). 

GOP Primary Kingmaker: 70% of Republican primary voters said a Trump endorsement of a candidate would make them definitely vote for or more strongly consider the endorsed candidate. 

First-time 2024 Voters: of those who voted for the first time in last year’s presidential election, 79% of them get their news from social media – a staggering number higher than any other voter group or demographic.