A recent YouGov poll has uncovered that a third of young Britons would cast their vote for Donald Trump in the upcoming U.S. presidential election.

As the competition for the White House intensifies, this survey, which included over 2,000 participants from the UK, indicates that Kamala Harris would achieve a sweeping victory if the election were held across the Atlantic. Interestingly, the poll reveals that younger individuals are the most supportive of Trump among different age groups.

The poll’s release precedes tonight’s eagerly awaited vice-presidential debate featuring JD Vance and Tim Walz.

Overall, one in five British citizens expressed support for Donald Trump. The former president’s popularity has nearly doubled, rising from 12% to 22% since his contest against Joe Biden four years ago.

Notably, among the 18 to 24 age group, support for Trump is even more pronounced, with 32% indicating they would vote Republican—a number that has tripled from 11% in 2020.

Young Brits would be the most likely to vote for Donald Trump if the upcoming US election happened this side of the Atlantic

The new YouGov poll has revealed Kamala Harris would cruise to a landslide if the upcoming US election were to happen in the UK

Only one in five Brits would vote Trump, though support for the former president has almost doubling from 12 per cent to 22 per cent in the four years since the last US election

Conversely, Kamala Harris would capture 60% of the UK vote if the election were held on November 5, with every region surveyed, in a poll commissioned by Betfair, projecting her as the frontrunner.

But London, a Labour stronghold for UK elections, is the region where Trump finds his biggest support. 

Support for the current Vice President is significantly up on the 47 per cent of people that said they would vote for Joe Biden if given the chance four years ago.

And her popularity amongst Brits increases with age, polling at 68 per cent to Trump’s 16 per cent with over 65s. 

However, there are some demographics with which Trump is the popular choice. 

Support for Trump is up at 60 per cent amongst Brits who voted Reform UK in our General Election, with only 23 per cent saying they would opt for Harris.

Every other party affiliation, though, gave Harris a majority, ranging from 54 per cent of Tories to 84 per cent of Green and Liberal Democrat voters.

Neither candidate had a strong base in those who support Brexit, though Harris still came out on top with 44 per cent compared to 36 per cent, with the remaining 20 per cent saying they were unsure or would vote for someone else.

Every single region broken down by the survey, commissioned by Betfair, gave Harris a majority

Support for Trump is up at 60 per cent amongst Brits who voted Reform UK in our General Election, while every other party’s supporters lean towards the Democrats

Neither candidate had a strong base in those who support Brexit, though Harris still came out on top with 44 per cent compared to 36 per cent, with the remaining 20 per cent saying they were unsure or would vote for someone else

The YouGov survey of 2,064 UK adults also showed Brits would overwhelmingly oppose joining the US as the 51st state (80 per cent), with only 10 per cent open to pledging allegiance to the US flag.

The research was conducted on the back of the second suspected attempt on Trump’s life this campaign, when a Secret Service agent noticed a rifle sticking through a fence surrounding West Palm Beach golf course where the ex-President was attending.

Ryan Wesley Routh, 58 – charged with attempted assassination – pleaded not guilty yesterday after he was found unarmed on September 15 , while a backpack, GoPro camera and AK-47 style rifle that he left behind was located at the scene.

The incident was one of a number of seismic events in this election campaign, beginning with President Biden’s catastrophic performance on the debate stage at the end of July.

With the triumphant TV appearance seemingly handing Trump the momentum, a first assassination attempt against him in mid-July made the Republicans firm favourites as support rallied around their candidate.

Trump was shot in the ear during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, when 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks perched on a roof a few hundred feet away with a rifle.

The poll comes ahead of tonight’s hotly-anticipated VP debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz

The research was conducted on the back of the second suspected attempt on Trump’s life this campaign, for which Ryan Wesley Routh (pictured), 58, has been charged but pleaded not guilty

His shot hit Trump’s right ear before Crooks himself was shot by a Secret Service sniper. 

Though the attempt on his life seemed to focus Trump and give him a lease of determination, just over a week later Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed his Vice President, who soon made inroads into the lead Trump had established.

In the weeks since, Harris has pulled the Democrats back into the race, even holding a lead in some polls.

With just over a month to go until US voters go to the polls, Harris is  just about the favourite at 21/20, while Donald Trump is 11/10.