As the only Democrat running for re-election in a state that was won by President Donald Trump in 2024, Republicans are looking to the race between Sen. Jon Ossoff and Rep. Mike Collins to strengthen their hold on a majority in the Senate. With Ossoff’s continued criticism of Trump and his allies, as well as the recent announcement that former vice president Kamala Harris will make an appearance on his campaign trail next month, Sen. Ossoff is sticking to his anti-Trump messaging. But could this cost him his seat?

PRRI cumulative data shows that in 2026, around one-third of Georgia residents (36%) hold favorable views of Trump; the president’s favorability among Georgians has remained steady since 2022. More than eight in ten Republicans in Georgia (81%) view Trump favorably in 2026, a slight increase since 2022, when around three-quarters of Georgia Republicans (74%) held favorable views of the president. Currently, only 6% of Georgia Democrats hold favorable views of Trump, and little has changed since 2022.

Independents, the group to which Ossoff and Collins need to make their strongest appeals, have seen the greatest fluctuation in Trump favorability. In 2026, three in ten independents in Georgia (30%) view President Trump favorably. While this is a similar proportion to 2022 (28%), Trump favorability among Georgia independents has declined significantly from its high of 43% in 2024 to 35% just a year later, and again to its current rate.