Archive · 14 Sep 2026
CBS Poll Finds Democrats Driven More by Opposition to Trump
A poll asked voters why they planned to vote in November.
More Democratic voters said they wanted to stop Donald Trump and Republicans than support Democratic policies.
Specifically, 54% chose stopping Trump and the Republican agenda.
The other 46% said they mainly wanted to support Democratic policies.
Republican voters gave the opposite kind of answer.
Fifty-seven percent wanted to help Trump and the Republican Party move its agenda forward.
Forty-three percent mainly wanted to block Democrats.
The poll was released by CBS News on Sunday.
A CBS News poll found 54% of likely Democratic voters were mainly motivated by stopping Trump and Republicans.
Forty-six percent of likely Democratic voters said they were voting primarily to support Democratic policies.
Among Republican voters, 57% said they wanted to help Trump and the GOP advance their agenda.
Forty-three percent of Republican voters said their main goal was blocking Democrats.
The poll was released Sunday and focused on voter motivations for November’s election.
- Who
- Likely Democratic and Republican voters, along with Donald Trump and their respective parties.
- What
- A CBS News poll measured whether voters were motivated more by supporting their party’s agenda or opposing the other side.
- When
- The poll was released Sunday and concerned voting in November.
- Where
- The articles do not specify a location.
- Why
- The poll examined what is motivating likely voters to participate in the November election.
Democratic Voter Motivations
Republican Voter Motivations
Primary reason for voting
Democratic Voter Motivations
A majority of likely Democratic voters, 54%, said their main motivation was stopping Donald Trump and Republicans from advancing their agenda.
Republican Voter Motivations
A majority of Republican voters, 57%, said their main motivation was helping Donald Trump and the Republican Party advance their agenda.
Supporting versus opposing the other party
Democratic Voter Motivations
Forty-six percent of likely Democratic voters said they were voting to support Democratic policies directly.
Republican Voter Motivations
Forty-three percent of Republican voters said they were voting to block Democrats.
- Pollster
- CBS News
- Democratic voters stopping Trump and Republicans
- 54%
- Democratic voters supporting Democratic policies
- 46%
- Republican voters advancing Trump and GOP agenda
- 57%
- Republican voters blocking Democrats
- 43%
- Election timing
- November