24 percent of all respondents agreed with the statement, “The U.S. is a dictatorship.”
A new YouGov poll has revealed that over one-third of Americans who did not vote for President Donald Trump believe the United States is now a “dictatorship.”
According to the poll conducted between June 16–18, 2025, 24 percent of all respondents agreed with the statement, “The U.S. is a dictatorship.” Among Democrats, 35 percent agreed, while 30 percent of Independents shared the same view. In contrast, only 7 percent of Trump voters agreed, but 37 percent of those who voted for Vice President Kamala Harris said the country is already a dictatorship.
Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA), in a recent interview on the Meidas Touch podcast, condemned President Trump’s threat to have him arrested. “Was that said by Erdogan?! Who was that said by?!? Was that some dictator, some authoritarian in the history books? Or was that said by the President of the United States?” Newsom asked.
Criticism also followed a military parade marking the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary and Trump’s 79th birthday, with some likening it to events seen in authoritarian regimes.