A new poll has found that a significant 10% of Republican voters say they are "less likely" to vote for Donald Trump this November following his conviction in a hush money trial in New York City.
But a majority said the verdict would have no bearing on their vote.
The Reuters/Ipsos survey, conducted in the hours after the former president was found guilty Thursday on all 34 counts of falsifying business records, showed that 56% of Republican voters say it won't affect their vote, while 35% said Trump's conviction would make them more likely to support him.
Among independent voters, 56% say they would still vote for Trump despite the verdict, 25% say they are less likely to do so, and 18% say they are more likely to cast a ballot for him Nov. 5.
Any margin of voters pulling away from Trump because of the conviction could have serious consequences for his bid to return to the White House.
The poll found that he and President Joe Biden remain neck-and-neck, with 41% of voters backing Biden and 39% supporting Trump if the election were held today.
More than half of voters, 53%, say that the judge should not sentence Trump to jail time in the hush money case, while 46% say he deserves to be imprisoned, the poll found.
Sentencing is scheduled for July 11, days before the start of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, where Trump is expected to be named the Republican presidential candidate.
Asked about whether the case against Trump was politically motivated, as he has claimed, 52% disagreed, saying the prosecution was about upholding the rule of law.
Forty-six percent said it was an attempt to keep Trump out of the White House.
