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A CNN poll found that 99% of the Mega GOP voted for Donald Trump in the 2024 election.

Posted by Badlands Media, Checked

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Confidence
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Badlands MediaOct 15, 2026
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The 99% figure for MAGA Republicans' 2024 vote for Trump is reported in the sources, but they attribute it to CNN analyst Harry Enten's analysis, and Jake Tapper says it came from a non-CNN poll discussed on CNN, so the claim that a CNN poll found it is contradicted.

Our two reads of who says this, and how, disagree, so it counts as the post's own claim.

What we found

Contradicts. Jake Tapper's post says the 99% figure came from a 'non-CNN poll, discussed on CNN', which undercuts the claim that a CNN poll found it.[1]

Supports. Mediaite (2026-10-29) and The Independent, quoted there, report that CNN's Harry Enten said Trump received 99 percent of the MAGA Republican vote in the 2024 election.[2][3]

Context. Alternet describes the cited poll as 'non-existent' and notes that the 99% figure refers to 2024 votes among MAGA Republicans, not the GOP base as a whole.[4]

Context. Other polls put Trump's approval among all Republicans lower, at 75 to 83 percent, so the 99% figure covers only the MAGA subgroup.[2][4]

Sources

4 sources: 4 not rated

  1. 1Jake Tapper 🦅 (@jaketapper) on Xx.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts
  2. 2Trump Ignores National Polls, Claims His Approval Rating Among Republicans is 99%mediaite.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
  3. 3Trump Gushes Over CNN’s Harry Enten After Rolling ‘Amazing ...yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: supports
  4. 4Trump serves up fantasyland cope as brutal reality bites on ...alternet.org · not rated · cited for: context

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