It seems that Grammy Award winner Taylor Swift could heavily influence the way that Americans vote in the presidential election with a fifth of voters saying they’re ‘likely’ to back a candidate she endorses.
It has been noted that the popstar’s stratospheric influence on popular culture may sway the race to the White House, especially as new Gen Z voters join the electorate this year.
In a poll conducted by Redfield & Wilton Strategies for Newsweek, 18 percent of voters say they’re ‘more likely’ or ‘significantly more likely’ to vote for a candidate endorsed by Taylor Swift.
Her sway was more visible with voters under the age of 35. This election will see 8 million new voters in the US electorate – and a total of 41 million Gen Z voters, many of whom are influenced by celebrities and social media.
However, 17 percent said they would be less likely to vote for a candidate backed by Swift – which could bode badly for Democrat Joe Biden.
Taylor Swift has never publicly disclosed who she votes for, but in the 2020 US Presidential election, she pledged to use her vote to remove Donald Trump from the White House. According to a survey, 55 percent of respondents remained neutral and were not influenced by her statement.
The data comes from a sample size of 1,500 people – 45 percent of which said they liked Taylor, with 54 percent saying they were not fans.
Six percent said they’d never heard of the Shake It Off billionaire singer.
Her popularity over the last 12 months has reached new highs. She was named Time magazine’s 2023 ‘Person of the Year,’ led the immensely-successful Eras tour that raked in over a billion dollars, and bloomed in her relationship with Travis Kelce.
In recent months, Trump snapped back at the popstar.
Trump has weighed in on the romance of Taylor and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, and made his own predictions of the tryst.
The Republican candidate frontrunner congratulated the pair, but quickly predicted they may not last.
”I wish the best for both of them. I hope they enjoy their life, maybe together, maybe not — most likely not,” Trump said in a candid response during an interview with the Daily Caller.
