Trump Is Losing Low Information Voters

[babylonsister]

https://politicalwire.com/2026/02/12/trump-is-losing-low-information-voters/

Trump Is Losing Low Information Voters
February 12, 2026 at 8:30 am EST By Taegan Goddard

G. Elliot Morris: “In 2024, the voters who knew the least about politics were some of Donald Trump’s strongest supporters. One pre-election poll found Americans who didn’t consume any news at all said they’d vote for him over Kamala Harris by a 20-point margin, 60% to 40%.”

“Today, the president’s support among low-knowledge voters has cratered to just 43%, according to a new analysis of data from our January Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll. The share of 2024 voters who now disapprove of the president is well over 55%.”

“According to our poll, low-knowledge voters backed Trump by a net margin of 11 points in 2024. Now, however, the same low-knowledge voters say they disapprove of the president by 13 points — a 25-point shift away from the president.”

[newdeal2]

1. Did they somehow GAIN information?

Seems unlikely.

[PatSeg]

8. Reality probably set in

The Trump administration undoubtedly has actually affected their own lives.

[Linda ladeewolf]

9. If the explanation is simple enough, they will get it.

Democrats tend to use too many multi syllable words, mostly to show how educated they are, and how dumb these people are. You can’t get support that way. You alienate people. This is a criticism that is valid. Sometimes we should simplify what we say so even a less educated person can get it. Look at Jasmine Crocket, she doesn’t do that, she tries to relate to people, and she gets her message across. This is what we need. Simplicity in our communication.

[Gum Logger]

22. If the DNC had a world class marketing team, they could make some headway

While the masters of social engineering were selling America down the river to China, the Crackerheads were fixated on guns, God, gays and abortion
What sky blue Massachusetts and beet red Appalachia have in common is both were completely ignored by the Harris Campaign

[emulatorloo]

29. The DNC is simply a fund-raising organization that also puts on the convention

They don’t set policy nor do they run presidential campaigns. Just an FYI.

More here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_National_Committee

[Gum Logger]

30. Well no wonder they often snatched defeat from the jaws of victory

[Blumancru]

10. They gained enough information standing in the grocery line

If that doesn’t clue people in nothing will

[Hugin]

18. They are being forced into the more information sphere.

By Trump’s own flood of the space. He doesn’t wear well.

Frankly, this is probably what the low info brows resent most. They choose to be low information and to live in their own castles in the sky.

[mr715]

26. You are very perceptive

I hadn't thought about this. Trump just occupies every aspect of the space, and even for his folks, it is becoming a little much. Come on guys, did we really need a counter-Superbowl halftime?

[applegrove]

20. They probably saw their healthcare rates go up or

the local healthcare services tank.

[JI7]

23. They go by whatever dominates the newscycle or narrative or

which way the wind blows.

They consider themselves to be better and above the partisans. But mostly they just don't read much and go by how they feel at the time they vote.

[Vogon_Glory]

2. Pain can reach these folks where logic and appeals to their higher selves fall short

I hate saying this, but some people have to learn about grifters, liars, and crooks the hard way. It was a great tragedy for our Republic that we weren’t able to reach these people in 2024 but it appears that more of these people have been inspired to change their minds about Orange Julius, his party, and their policies.

I hope it’s not too late for constitutional rule.

[dalton99a]

3. All they have to do is look at their monthly bills and grocery prices

[durablend]

4. Whatever

When it comes down to it, they'd still vote for him again "because Democrats are a million times worse"

[kentuck]

5. Any wonder why Gallup has decided to stop "favorable" or "unfavorable" polls?

How could they ever report that Trump's "favorable" ratings were in the 20's?

[Vogon_Glory]

6. How would senior Gallup executives react if Orange Julius' favorables plunge

to the teens?

We may yet find out…

[Mountain Mule]

7. Ah, the blissfully uninformed electorate -

Wandering through the political landscape like blindfolded tourists in a minefield. Will they finally stumble upon the revelation that their chosen champion might not be the heroic figure they imagined? One can only hope these political sleepwalkers accidentally trip over the truth, casting off their allegiance with the same casual indifference they once embraced it. And should the tangerine-tinted titan of turbulence face a moment of electoral abandonment, well, I'll be here with popcorn, watching the political theater unfold with gleeful anticipation.

[Gum Logger]

31. As the old saw goes, fat, dumb, and happy

[CTyankee]

11. I'm waiting for the Religiously Insane to get the message about Trump. They believe he is fulfilling a religious goal

of theirs. Therefore, whatever else he does really doesn't matter to them. I am in contact with one of these individuals who works with me on my art projects. We just don't talk about Trump's insanity. This individual has a form of dyskenesia and probably takes medications to control the jerking movements of his head and upper body. Once he can't afford that medication because of Trump's policies, he'll be screwed. I am patiently waiting for that to happen. I will be sad for him but, as the saying goes, "I TOLD YOU SO."

[JCMach1]

12. $20 Coffee

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Crossing some low information Rubicons, especially with the economy.

[leftstreet]

14. They can do maths

yep

[JCMach1]

19. I definitely noticed when my formerly $12.99

Coffee (8 O'Clock whole bean/large size) went from $12 under Biden to $17 under Trump and now $20.

No hyperbole to say coffee fuels American work culture and affects almost everyone.

Certainly got an F' this nonsense out of me and a scramble to find a different source of coffee.

[malthaussen]

13. Seems to me, then, that there is a problem with the definition "low-information."

One question immediately arises: is there any change in the number of voters labelled "low-information?"

Setting that aside for the nonce, what are we to conclude? That the little information the "low-information" voter has (since he must have some, or he would be "no-information," not "low-information" ) is being polluted by the facts of what the current Administration is up to? I mean, what's changed in the "information" they're receiving?

-- Mal

[kimbutgar]

15. I watched an interesting free documentary night about his supporters. " Untruth :the psychology of trumpism"

That is free on Tubi. It really explains how his supporters think and worship him. I’d recommend it. Everyone person I know who supports the 🍊🐖💩 describes lousy childhoods and blames other for their failures in life. The 🍊🐖💩 knows how to manipulate them.

[kerry-is-my-prez]

27. Thanks for the recommendation

I’m watching it now.

[kimbutgar]

28. Let me know what you think

I was a little blown away by it.

[Gum Logger]

33. Such nihilists. The Repblicans have always had a campaign of wreck and ruin

[ananda]

16. They musta felt the pain for themselves.

They sure don't care about other people.

[Raftergirl]

17. When one cannot pay their bills they are quick to notice. Going to the grocery store helps with that, too.

Where I am, people on NextDoor are freaking out over their gas and electric bill. Of course, NextDoor gets a lot of posters who do nothing but complain about every thing.

[Gum Logger]

32. So true

[maxsolomon]

21. my estimation of Low-Info Voters couldn't be lower.

Their apathy and idiocy is what decides our elections.

[mdbl]

24. Some of them are very slooooow learners

The Slowski's would be proud.

[Evolve Dammit]

25. You mean "I love the uneducated" is starting to not be effective messaging??