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Eighteen percent of eligible voters said in a national poll they are “more likely” or “significantly more likely” to vote for a political candidate endorsed by pop star Taylor Swift, Newsweek reported Jan. 28, 2024.
Seventeen percent said they would be less likely to vote for a candidate who Swift endorsed.
The poll of 1,500 eligible U.S. voters was conducted Jan. 18 for Newsweek by London-based Redfield & Wilton Strategies. It had a margin of error of plus or minus 2.53 percentage points, according to Newsweek.
Newsweek reported on the results but did not release the exact wording of the questions or detailed results.
Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican, alluded to the poll in a Jan. 29 social media post.
Redfield & Wilton Strategies is rated two out of three stars according to poll tracker fivethirtyeight.com.
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Sources
ghostarchive.org: Newsweek: Can Taylor Swift Sway the 2024 Election?
Redfield & Wilton Strategies: Joe Biden Administration Approval Ratings and Hypothetical Voting Intention (18 January 2024)
FiveThirtyEight: Pollster Ratings