Revealed: A THIRD of young Britons would vote for Donald Trump over Kamala Harris in the US election - with the former president commanding his highest level of support in one surprising location

A third of young Brits would vote for Donald Trump in the upcoming US election , a new YouGov poll has revealed.

As the race to the White House hots up, a survey of over 2,000 Brits has shown Kamala Harris would cruise to a landslide this side of the Atlantic, but perhaps surprisingly, young people are the most pro-Trump age group.

The poll comes ahead of tonight's hotly-anticipated VP debate between JD Vance and Tim Walz.

One in five Brits would vote for Donald Trump, with support for the former president almost doubling from 12 per cent to 22 per cent in the four years since the former Apprentice star came up against Joe Biden .

And among those aged 18-24, an even bigger proportion would vote Republican, with 32 per cent saying they would vote Trump - triple the number since 2020 (11 per cent).

Harris would hoover up 60 per cent of the vote if November 5's election were to be held in the UK, with every single region broken down by the survey, commissioned by Betfair , giving her a majority.

But London, a Labour stronghold for UK elections, is the region where Trump finds his biggest support.

Support for the current Vice President is significantly up on the 47 per cent of people that said they would vote for Joe Biden if given the chance four years ago.

And her popularity amongst Brits increases with age, polling at 68 per cent to Trump's 16 per cent with over 65s.

However, there are some demographics with which Trump is the popular choice.

Support for Trump is up at 60 per cent amongst Brits who voted Reform UK in our General Election, with only 23 per cent saying they would opt for Harris.

Every other party affiliation, though, gave Harris a majority, ranging from 54 per cent of Tories to 84 per cent of Green and Liberal Democrat voters.

Neither candidate had a strong base in those who support Brexit, though Harris still came out on top with 44 per cent compared to 36 per cent, with the remaining 20 per cent saying they were unsure or would vote for someone else.

The YouGov survey of 2,064 UK adults also showed Brits would overwhelmingly oppose joining the US as the 51st state (80 per cent), with only 10 per cent open to pledging allegiance to the US flag.

The research was conducted on the back of the second suspected attempt on Trump's life this campaign, when a Secret Service agent noticed a rifle sticking through a fence surrounding West Palm Beach golf course where the ex-President was attending.

Ryan Wesley Routh, 58 - charged with attempted assassination - pleaded not guilty yesterday after he was found unarmed on September 15 , while a backpack, GoPro camera and AK-47 style rifle that he left behind was located at the scene.

The incident was one of a number of seismic events in this election campaign, beginning with President Biden's catastrophic performance on the debate stage at the end of July.

With the triumphant TV appearance seemingly handing Trump the momentum, a first assassination attempt against him in mid-July made the Republicans firm favourites as support rallied around their candidate.

Trump was shot in the ear during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, when 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks perched on a roof a few hundred feet away with a rifle.

His shot hit Trump's right ear before Crooks himself was shot by a Secret Service sniper.

Though the attempt on his life seemed to focus Trump and give him a lease of determination, just over a week later Biden dropped out of the race and endorsed his Vice President, who soon made inroads into the lead Trump had established.

In the weeks since, Harris has pulled the Democrats back into the race, even holding a lead in some polls .

With just over a month to go until US voters go to the polls, Harris is just about the favourite at 21/20, while Donald Trump is 11/10.