# Rural voters were feeling left behind before the midterms, poll shows

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-11-05T11:00:22+00:00
- Category: Local
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/nov/05/former-trump-voters-economy
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/rural-voters-were-feeling-left-behind-before-the-midterms-poll-shows-62d367/

Polling done for the Guardian shows plummeting support from a former key constituency of Donald Trump’s base Polling conducted by the Harris Poll for the Guardian before the election shows just how angry voters were and points to one key reason Republicans lost so badly: plummeting support from rural voters, once a key constituency of Donald Trump’s base. Over the summer, 95% of Americans indicate

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