Farmers Backed Trump. And Now They've Had Enough Of His Insanity. Approval Rating Among Farmers Drops To 50%

[Alicia J]

Once Trump starts losing farmers and rural white voters, the game is completely over. Trump's approval rating among farmers has dropped to 50%...a new low for Trump.

High fertilizer prices, high gas prices, tariffs, and the Department of Agriculture's weak response to the new screw worm parasite that is ravaging cattle in Texas and New Mexico is more than farmers and cattle ranchers can take.

More than 300 farms filed for bankruptcy in 2025. A 46% increase from Biden's last year in office in 2024.


From the Washington Post. --

Scott Thomsen is a fourth-generation Nebraska farmer and three-time voter for President Donald Trump. For years, he voted Republican, drawn to the party’s message of fiscal restraint.

Not anymore.

“I’m pretty disenfranchised as a voter right now, and I think I’m not the only one,” Thomsen said. “Either I’m going to completely sit these elections out, or I’m going to vote down the line, incumbents out.”

Farmers, one of Republicans’ most loyal voting blocs, are increasingly voicing discontent with the party’s policies, which they say are making an already precarious business even harder.

For years, the costs to be a farmer have been too high and the prices at which they sell their crops have been too low, squishing margins and forcing many to operate on a loss.

Now, heading into this year’s midterm elections, farmers are facing multiple headaches as a result of Trump actions: price spikes in fuel and fertilizer due to the war in Iran, volatile markets from the president’s trade wars, and a new, uncontained parasite threat to cattle.

The multiple crises in the agriculture sector have not yet translated to a massive conversion to Democrats, but they have energized some Democratic bids in rural areas and forced Republicans to defend their handling of rural issues. If farmers decide to stay home in November, that could have outsize consequences in a year when Republicans are fighting uphill to maintain control of Congress.

Approval for the president among rural Americans dropped this month to 50 percent — a new low, according to a Reuters-Ipsos poll. That’s a sharp decline from the 60 percent approval shortly after Trump’s second inauguration.

“A lot of farmers today have lost and are losing faith and are feeling betrayed,” said Joe Maxwell, president of Farm Action Fund, a group that supports candidates in both parties. “They’re not seeing an ‘America First’ agenda.”

More than 300 farms filed for bankruptcy last year — up 46 percent from the year before and the second year in a row that the number has climbed, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. The U.S. Department of Agriculture forecasts that total farm sector debt will rise to $624.7 billion this year — the highest on record — to weather current economic conditions.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/19/farmers-backed-trump-now-some-say-theyre-losing-patience/

 

[Mac1958]

No doubt it's difficult to admit you've been had when you've sold your soul to a con man.

But it has to be much worse when it ruins you financially.

 

[Alicia J]

DOGE cuts for the Dept of Agriculture have also been disastrous for farmers. --

USDA under the Trump administration has drawn scrutiny for its response to the screwworm, particularly after the White House requested significant cuts to the agency’s budget and the U.S. DOGE Service shuttered some of its operations. Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, a Republican and fiercely loyal Trump supporter, has publicly fumed at Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, saying she hasn’t been aggressive enough in addressing the screwworm threat to cattle ranchers. The parasite can also infect domestic pets.

 

[Zincwarrior]

DOGE cuts for the Dept of Agriculture have also been disastrous for farmers. --

Beef imports bad for ranchers.

 

[g5000]

Trump royally screwed farmers in his first term, and he hit the Replay button in his second term.

Every day, Trump wakes up wondering how he can screw over America some more, and make more cash for himself.

 

[g5000]

No doubt it's difficult to admit you've been had when you've sold your soul to a con man.

But it has to be much worse when it ruins you financially.

The MAGA cult has brought the "fool me once" proverb to a whole new level.

 

[Seymour Flops]

Drops to 50%?



Sock, the headline here is that in spite of the constant whining by the Trump-deranged media, the Trump-deranged world leaders, and the Trump-deranged social media influencers, Trump still has 40% higher approval ratings than the Congressfolk who are constantly raging about him.

 

[Alicia J]

Drops to 50%?



Sock, the headline here is that in spite of the constant whining by the Trump-deranged media, the Trump-deranged world leaders, and the Trump-deranged social media influencers, Trump still has 40% higher approval ratings than the Congressfolk who are constantly raging about him.

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50% is a new low for Trump among farmers, you idiot.

You're going to see Democrats win in rural districts in November that they haven't won in 40 years.

 

[g5000]

REPORT: Farmers are hating on Trump.

CULTIST: Yeahbut they hate gonorrhea more! So there!

 

[Seymour Flops]

50% is a new low for Trump among farmers, you idiot.

You're going to see Democrats win in rural districts in November that they haven't won in 40 years.

Who will win those districts? Name some candidates.

You cannot just run "generic Democrat" and hope no one notices.

 

[Manonthestreet]

Gas is going down which affects everything. What i would do is drink another glass of Roundup

 

[Alicia J]

Gas is going down which affects everything. What i would do is drink another glass of Roundup

The tariffs have caused the farmers more damage than gas prices, simp.

And the new screw worm parasite is also hurting cattle ranchers, which Trump's worthless DOGE-destroyed Dept of Agriculture has ignored.

 

[Crepitus]

Once Trump starts losing farmers and rural white voters, the game is completely over. Trump's approval rating among farmers has dropped to 50%...a new low for Trump.

High fertilizer prices, high gas prices, tariffs, and the Department of Agriculture's weak response to the new screw worm parasite that is ravaging cattle in Texas and New Mexico is more than farmers and cattle ranchers can take.

More than 300 farms filed for bankruptcy in 2025. A 46% increase from Biden's last year in office in 2024.


From the Washington Post. --

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/06/19/farmers-backed-trump-now-some-say-theyre-losing-patience/

Sad that 50% of them maintain their stupidity. They are some of the people tRump has hurt worst.

 

[Maxdeath]

While I do not like either party the democrat party is the crazy, violent half brother of the Republican Party. Even at 50% Trump beats what Biden had. I wish both parties would put up better candidates but the democrats seem to always find the worst

 

[g5000]

Drops to 50%?



Sock, the headline here is that in spite of the constant whining by the Trump-deranged media, the Trump-deranged world leaders, and the Trump-deranged social media influencers, Trump still has 40% higher approval ratings than the Congressfolk who are constantly raging about him.

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So what you are telling us is that America hates the Republican Congress more than they hate the Republican President?

Alllllllllll righty then! See you at the mid-terms!

 

[Seymour Flops]

So what you are telling us is that America hates the Republican Congress more than they hate the Republican President?

Alllllllllll righty then! See you at the mid-terms!

Oh, yeah. That's what the ladysock says.

But "she" cannot seem to name any of these Democratic candidates that will win.

Can you?

 

[Manonthestreet]

The tariffs have caused the farmers more damage than gas prices, simp.

And the new screw worm parasite is also hurting cattle ranchers, which Trump's worthless DOGE-destroyed Dept of Agriculture has ignored.

The tariffs have caused the farmers more damage than gas prices, simp.

And the new screw worm parasite is also hurting cattle ranchers, which Trump's worthless DOGE-destroyed Dept of Agriculture has ignored.

Has nothing to do with.it

New World Screwworm Outbreak

Current situation on the New World screwworm outbreak in Central America and Mexico.

www.cdc.gov

 

[Alicia J]

While I do not like either party the democrat party is the crazy, violent half brother of the Republican Party. Even at 50% Trump beats what Biden had. I wish both parties would put up better candidates but the democrats seem to always find the worst

Yeah....let's just pretend Jan 6 didn't even happen.

 

[g5000]

Gas is going down which affects everything.

All that extra cash you spent on gas? You aren't getting that back, and neither are the farmers.

More importantly, Trump's tariffs on China have destroyed our soy farmers. Again. Just like he harmed them when he was 45.

And something you may not realize is that Iran's closing of the Strait of Hormuz affected more than oil prices. It also affected fertilizer prices. The Persian Gulf is the world's largest fertilizer-producing region.

Fertilizer prices surge as Strait of Hormuz disruptions tighten supplies​

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US farmers have been paying 50% more for fertilizer, all thanks to Trump.

That's money they aren't getting back, either. And farmers operate on razor-thin margins.

All of which has led to this:

Farm Bankruptcies Hit Six-Year High in April​

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[g5000]

Oh, yeah. That's what the ladysock says.

But "she" cannot seem to name any of these Democratic candidates that will win.

Can you?

Did you predict the specific Republicans who were going to be part of the Red Tsunami in 2018?