Londoners show a significant preference for the Democrats over the Republicans as the US presidential election approaches, new polling data has revealed.
Eighty-one percent of those surveyed in the UK’s capital city reported an “unfavourable” view of Republican candidate Donald Trump, with 82 percent agreeing it matters to this country who wins the election.
The poll, conducted by YouGov, found 68 percent of Londoners want Democrat candidate Kamala Harris to win the November 5 election in comparison to 18 percent who prefer former president Trump.
These numbers are similar to the general population of the UK, with vice-president Harris receiving a 64 percent backing over 18 percent in favour of Trump.
British support for Harris is generally highest among voters who backed Labour in July’s general election, where the party secured 80 percent of London’s seats.
It is not the first time British citizens have shown scepticism towards Trump and his previous visits to the UK were met with protests.
It is estimated more than 250,000 people protested against Trump in July 2018, starting outside the BBC’s London Headquarters and progressing onto Trafalgar Square.
A further 75,000 marched against his 2019 London visit.
Trump disregarded the protests as “fake news” while conducting a press conference with former prime minister Theresa May.
The new data indicates similarities with another recent study by YouGov on the favourability of Reform UK.
It showed that 65 percent of Londoners surveyed expressed an “unfavourable” view of the right-wing political party.
Reform leader Nigel Farage has long supported Donald Trump, donating £33,000 to his campaign and stating the former president’s re-election is “absolutely vital”.
Farage said: “I passionately believe that Trump is the right person to be the next president.”
Uncertainty over the outcome of next month’s presidential election looms as recent polling suggests the outcome is too close to call.
The New York Times’ final National Poll published on Friday showed both candidates tied on exactly 48 percent each.
The newspaper described the outcome as a result of an electorate which is “impossibly and immovably divided”.
The new data exhibiting Donald Trump’s unpopularity in London follows a legal complaint filed against prime minster Sir Keir Starmer’s Labour Party.
The complaint was filed after revelations on LinkedIn that nearly 100 of Sir Keir’s “current and former” staffers had travelled to the US to canvas for Harris’ presidential bid.
Trump’s deputy general counsel Gary Lawkowski outlined the legal complaint in a formal letter accusing Labour campaigners of “illegal foreign influence”.
