According to exit polls from The New York Times, 28% of LGBTQ+ people supported Trump in the 2020 presidential election while 61% voted for Joe Biden, who is currently leading in the popular vote and Electoral College.
In 2016, Trump only won 14% of LGBTQ+ vote, whereas Hillary Clinton secured 78%. The Times queried 15,590 people at polling places, early voting sites and via phone calls.
Of course, these numbers only capture the political views of those who were surveyed. In the United States, there are nine million registered LGBTQ+ voters, so it’s not entirely indicative of the full queer electorate.
However, these results are extremely disturbing considering Trump’s various attacks towards the LGBTQ+ community, which, according to