{"id":51689,"date":"2025-10-08T11:16:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T11:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=51689"},"modified":"2025-10-08T11:16:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T11:16:45","slug":"survey-says-crypto-voters-may-skew-liberal-but-favor-what-trumps-done-for-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=51689","title":{"rendered":"Survey Says: Crypto Voters May Skew Liberal But Favor What Trump&#8217;s Done for Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>President Donald Trump&#8217;s approval rating has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/interactive\/trump-approval-tracker\">languished<\/a>, but his relentless cheerleading for the crypto industry has won him a segment of loyal friends among U.S. voters: crypto investors who step outside their personal politics to praise his work and see the president and his Republican allies as the best bet for progress in digital assets.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The congressional midterms coming next year may continue to see a significant voting block up for grabs by candidates advocating for crypto-friendly policy, with 64% of investors <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalchamber.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Poll-breakdown-on-Crypto-Voters-by-McLaughlin.pdf\">in a new poll<\/a> saying a candidate&#8217;s crypto stance is important to them, according to answers from the 800 respondents in an online McLaughlin &amp; Associates survey published on Wednesday. Polling in the previous elections in 2024 had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/news-analysis\/2024\/10\/31\/industry-funded-polls-back-crypto-message-they-have-enough-voters-to-make-a-splash\">already begun to demonstrate<\/a> a growing segment of voters who considered crypto policy among their top concerns.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>In this national snapshot, which was taken in late July under a commission <a href=\"https:\/\/digitalchamber.org\/crypto-voters-can-swing-elections\/\">from the Digital Chamber<\/a>, an industry lobbying group, 73% supported Trump&#8217;s crypto agenda and actions, with a 3.4% margin of error estimated. For this cohort of investors, the president carried a 54% approval rating \u2014 far above his level with the rest of the electorate.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s current, overall approval rating has slumped to about 40%, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/interactives\/507569\/presidential-job-approval-center.aspx\">according to Gallup<\/a>, which is a few points below former President Joe Biden&#8217;s mark at the same period in that previous presidential term, though it&#8217;s well above the 34% Trump ended his first term at.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Especially noteworthy about Trump&#8217;s relatively glowing approval level from crypto voters is that the group otherwise tends slightly toward more Democratic and liberal views, their responses indicated. But a lot more of them trust Trump and the Republicans to elevate crypto causes (37%) than they do Democrats (24%), though &#8220;neither&#8221; came in at a significant third place (16%).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The surveyed investors were more likely to be registered to vote than the rest of the population, and they&#8217;re more likely to be college-educated, male and earn a lower income, in addition to being generally younger and more racially diverse.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Under Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress, the first major crypto law was established this year to govern stablecoin issuers. The industry&#8217;s next priority is getting a bill finished that will regulate the wider U.S. crypto markets, though that effort may be languishing this year as lawmakers in Congress are bogged down in the budget fight that&#8217;s shut down the federal government.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Though Republicans have been stronger overall supporters of crypto measures, a wide swath of Democrats have joined in key votes to advance the policies.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The industry&#8217;s massive political action committee, Fairshake, has already amassed a tower of funds to influence the outcome of next year&#8217;s congressional races. The super PAC <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/news-analysis\/2024\/12\/02\/crypto-cash-fueled-53-members-of-the-next-u-s-congress\">demonstrated in 2024<\/a> an interest in spreading the money between the two parties, though other prominent crypto insiders favor Republicans.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/policy\/2024\/07\/10\/trumps-new-crypto-enthusiasm-could-help-him-win-more-votes-poll\">Trump&#8217;s New Crypto Enthusiasm Could Help Him Win More Votes: Poll<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Donald Trump&#8217;s approval rating has languished, but his relentless cheerleading for the crypto industry has won him a segment of loyal friends among U.S. voters: crypto investors who step outside their personal politics to praise his work and see the president and his Republican allies as the best bet for progress in digital assets. 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