Poll: About Half of Republicans Would Drop GOP If Trump Created New Party

President Donald Trump waves as he boards Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Jan. 20, 2021. Alex Brandon/AP Photo

Around half of Republican voters would abandon the GOP if former President Donald Trump created a new party, according to a new poll.

About 46 percent of Republican respondents said they would abandon the Republican Party to join a Trump-backed party, a Suffolk University–USA Today poll found. Only 27 percent said they would stay with the party, while the rest were undecided.