Trump receives higher favorability rating than Taylor Swift in new poll

Former President Trump, the 2024 GOP presidential nominee, received higher favorability numbers than music superstar Taylor Swift in poll results released on Thursday.

According to the New York Times, Philadelphia Inquirer and Siena College poll of 2,436 likely voters nationally, 47% of respondents had a favorable opinion of Trump while 44% viewed Swift favorably. 

In the survey, 34% had unfavorable views of Swift and 51% had unfavorable views of Trump. 

Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, received favorable views from 48% of respondents while 49% viewed her unfavorably. 

The poll was conducted Sept. 11-16 and has a margin of error of 3 percentage points.

According to separate Gallup polling, both Harris and Trump have favorability ratings under 50%.