Whopping THIRD Of Non-Trump Voters Think US Is ‘Dictatorship’

According to a new poll, over a third of Americans who aren’t aligned with President Donald Trump believe the United States is now a “dictatorship.”

Many of President Trump’s critics have accused him of acting like a dictator, including Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), who tore into President Donald Trump in a scathing response to Trump’s threat to have him arrested earlier this month.

In an interview on the Meidas Touch podcast, Newsom said, of the threat, “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?”

There was also widespread criticism of last week’s military parade to ostensibly celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army — which also coincided with Trump’s 79th birthday. Some observers compared the spectacle to the sort normally seen in dictatorships.

But a new YouGov poll taken June 16 – 18, 2025 shows that a significant and ever-increasing percentage of Americans believe that the United States is already a dictatorship under Trump.

Respondents to the poll were asked “Do you agree or disagree with the following?”

When presented with the statement “The U.S. is a dictatorship,” 24 percent of respondents overall said they agree. But if you exclude Republicans or Trump voters, the result swells past a third.

Among Democrats, 35 percent agreed the United States is already a dictatorship, while 30 percent of self-described Independents also agreed. While only 7 percent of Trump voters agreed with the statement, 37 percent of people who voted for Vice President Kamala Harris said the United States is already a dictatorship.

Moreover, the percentage of people who believe the U.S. is a dictatorship has risen sharply since the first weeks of Trump’s second term — especially among independents. Respondents to a YouGov poll February 3 – 6, 2025 were asked the same question, and only 18 percent agreed. Among Democrats, 27 percent agreed, versus 18 percent of independents.