Nearly one-fourth of independent voters who voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election now regret their vote.
That’s according to new data from Public Religion Research Institute’s 2026 American Values Survey.
Nationwide, 13% of Trump voters regret their vote two years later, the survey found. By comparison, only 3% of Americans who voted for Kamala Harris say they regret their vote.
More importantly, 24% of those who did not vote say they regret that decision and 23% of independents who voted for Trump regret that choice.
Republican voters remain largely supportive of Trump, with only 8% telling PRRI they regret their vote. That’s still eight times more than the share of Harris voters (1%) who regret their vote.
“Across racial groups, Trump voters are significantly more likely than Harris voters to regret their vote,” PRRI reports. “This gap is wider among Hispanic voters, with 22% of Trump voters regretting their vote, compared with 4% of Harris voters. Among white voters, 11% of Trump voters regret their vote, compared with 3% of Harris voters. Among Black voters, who mostly voted for Harris, just 3% regret their vote.”
Also, white Christian voters, who mostly voted for Trump, are more likely to regret their vote if they voted for Trump than if they voted for Harris (10% vs. 4%). Among white Mainline Christian voters, 12% regret their vote for Trump. Among white evangelical Protestants, 10% of Trump voters regret their choice.
Regret for voting for Trump is strongest among younger voters, including 20% of 18- to 29-year-olds and 18% of 30- to 49-year-olds.