Farage’s Trump fandom is a turn-off for Reform voters

A new YouGov poll suggests that Nigel Farage’s continued admiration for US fascist Donald Trump is electorally damaging for Farage’s Reform UK. Moreover, his would-be closeness to Trump makes the damage worse.

No love gained

A new YouGov poll shows that, overall, the UK population despises Trump – with more than two-thirds describing themselves as ‘anti-Trump’ and even more perceiving Reform as pro-Trump.

67% of Britons describe themselves as anti-Trump, with Reform UK voters the only group more likely to be pro-Trump than anti

By 2024 vote
Lib Dem: 89% anti-Trump / 2% pro-Trump
Labour: 85% / 3%
Green: 82% / 4%
Conservative: 61% / 19%
Reform UK: 24% / 46%https://t.co/9p6MjkSVbb pic.twitter.com/2k93DnOoTN

— YouGov (@YouGov) March 9, 2026

Upsetting Reform voters

Hardly surprising, given the wicked actions of Trump and his handlers’ internationally and domestically.

But interestingly, even among Reform’s voters, Reform’s closeness to Trump is hurting the limited-company-as-party.

While ‘pro-Trump’ is the largest self-identification among Reform supporters, it’s not an outright majority. Almost a quarter of them consider themselves to be ‘anti-Trump’ as well.

Could Trump’s idiocy and malignancy move UK politics in a better direction for a change? It seems unlikely, but the new poll might just be a ray of hope.

Featured image via the Canary