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Poll: Harris holds 67-point lead over Trump among LGBTQ voters

September 17, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris leads former President Donald Trump among LGBTQ voters by a wide margin, with more than 70% of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer voters indicating they will cast a ballot for the Democratic ticket, reports The Hill.

Harris holds a nearly 67-point lead over Trump, according to the survey from the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ advocacy organization; and an almost 70-point lead when the results are restricted to those who plan to vote.

Data collection began two weeks after President Joe Biden abandoned his reelection campaign and endorsed Harris—and just days after Harris selected Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, a longtime LGBTQ rights advocate, as her running mate.

Survey responses were recorded about a week before independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. suspended his campaign and endorsed Trump.

About 8% of respondents who intend to vote in this year’s presidential election said they would vote for Trump and his running mate, Ohio Senator  JD Vance, compared with 77% who said they would vote for Harris and Walz. The remaining share of LGBTQ adults said they planned to back a third-party candidate in November, or did not plan on voting.

The poll reflects the attitudes of roughly 2,500 LGBTQ voters nationwide. A staggering 95% of LGBTQ adults surveyed said they are registered to vote in this year’s elections, far higher than the general population and consistent with findings from prior surveys that LGBTQ Americans tend to be more politically active.

More than 93% of LGBTQ Americans in Tuesday’s survey said they are motivated to vote in November—including 73% who said they are “very” motivated to vote.

Roughly 60% of Generation Z LGBTQ adults said they are motivated to cast a ballot; along with 72% of Millennials and 91% of Generation X respondents.

Advancing LGBTQ equality and combating anti-LGBTQ laws ranked highest on LGBTQ voters’ priorities, according to the poll; with close to 52% of respondents listing it as their top voting issue.

Abortion and reproductive rights ranked second, at 47%, and roughly 33% of LGBTQ voters said judicial reform was among their top priorities. Thirty-one percent said inflation was a critical concern and 27 percent said Project 2025, the Heritage Foundation’s blueprint for the next conservative administration, was a key motivator driving them to the polls.

Research contact: @thehill