New poll: 35 percent of Democrats and 30 percent of Independents agreed the United States is already a dictatorship

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NEW POLL: THIRD Of Non-Trump Voters Think US Is Dictatorship https://share.google/SEkOpZ0oy0STzpKtk


There was also widespread criticism of last week’s military parade to ostensibly celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army — which also coincided with Trump’s 79th birthday. Some observers compared the spectacle to the sort normally seen in dictatorships.

But a new YouGov poll taken June 16 – 18, 2025 shows that a significant and ever-increasing percentage of Americans believe that the United States is already a dictatorship under Trump.

Respondents to the poll were asked “Do you agree or disagree with the following?”

When presented with the statement “The U.S. is a dictatorship,” 24 percent of respondents overall said they agree. But if you exclude Republicans or Trump voters, the result swells past a third.



Among Democrats, 35 percent agreed the United States is already a dictatorship, while 30 percent of self-described Independents also agreed. While only 7 percent of Trump voters agreed with the statement, 37 percent of people who voted for Vice President Kamala Harris said the United States is already a dictatorship.

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	USA is a dictatorship
	7 (27%)
	USA is not a dictatorship and won't be one
	4 (15%)
	USA is not a dictatorship but on its way to being one
	15 (58%)
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[Silent Type]

1. A third of Democrats believing trump is a dictator is not as high as I expected.

[Sympthsical]

2. I'd be interested to see social media usage correlation

Hours spent online and on social media related to views that "Everything is literally Hitler, you guys."

I bet it's close.

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3. Semantics

People have different ideas about when it becomes a dictatorship. I think it started as soon as Donnie started breaking laws as president with no consequence.

Some people think it's not a dictatorship until we have a demonstrably corrupt election. This last election is certainly suspect, but we haven't been able to prove it yet.

Either way, I think a lot of the holdouts would agree that he's acting as a dictator, even if they don't think it's officially a dictatorship yet.

[Demovictory9]

4. Congress can suddenly block trumps actions..so not a FULL dictatorship yet

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7. Can they though?

On paper, sure. They can also impeach and remove him.

We're so used to actual power lining up with the legally specified powers, but in regime change, the power that can realistically, actually happen is the only power that matters.

Donnie knows this congress won't impeach him, ever. He knows even if he loses the house and gets impeached later, the senate will never remove him. So as a practical matter, Donnie can and will act like congress can't remove him because effectively, they do not have power to remove him.

[GoodRaisin]

5. It is presently functioning as a dictatorship and appears to be headed for full blown

dictatorship.

[Ping Tung]

6. There are no facts, only interpretations. Friedrich Nietzsche