More than half of Americans surveyed said they would not support former President Trump in the 2024 general election if he is the Republican nominee, according to a poll released Wednesday.
The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found that 53 percent of Americans said they would definitely not support Trump if he was the nominee. Another 11 percent saying that they would probably not support him.
These new numbers come as GOP support for Trump has seemingly grown since April, even as the former president faces a number of legal challenges.
Sixty-three percent of Republicans in the poll say they want Trump to run again, which is slightly up from April — when 55 percent answered the same way. About 7 in 10 Republicans also now have a favorable view of the former president, up from 60 percent just two months ago.
Nearly three-quarters of Republicans also said they would support Trump if he becomes the GOP nominee, according to the poll, which was conducted before Trump and 18 allies were indicted Monday in Georgia related to efforts to overturn the 2020 election in the state.
Opposition to President Biden is not as strong as it is for Trump, with just 43 percent of Americans saying they would definitely not vote for him in 2024. Another 11 percent said they probably would not.
The poll was conducted Aug. 10-14 among 1,165 adults and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.8 percentage points.
The Associated Press contributed.