Young White Men’s GOP Support Falls to 43% as Manosphere Turns on Trump
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Updated · The Guardian · Nov 12
Young White Men’s GOP Support Falls to 43% as Manosphere Turns on Trump
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Nov 12
Summary
Republicans won just 43% of young white men in the 2026 House vote, down from Trump’s 63% support from that group in 2024, as influential manosphere figures broke with him after the midterms.
Trump’s slide was driven by waning popularity, criticism of his Iran policy and war posture, and a growing view among male podcasters that he looked weak rather than masculine.
Media Matters found Trump mentions across nine manosphere podcasts fell from 35 per episode at the start of 2026 to five in the weeks before the midterms, with some hosts shifting back to sports and pop culture.
The backlash spread from Tucker Carlson’s mockery of Trump as indecisive to darker far-right voices declaring “Maga is dead,” even as Stephen Miller reportedly made winning back young men a White House priority.
Polls and platform data suggest some podcast stars also lost clout—Andrew Tate’s favorability among young men fell 30 points since 2024—but researchers say the manosphere’s anti-women, grievance-driven politics are likely to outlast Trump.