Most Obamacare Applicants Hail From Trump-Voting States: Report

In this March 23, 2010, file photo, President Barack Obama reaches for a pen to sign the health care bill in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)Most Obamacare applicants for 2025 are from states that voted for President-elect Donald Trump, whose allies have suggested he will attempt to end the program, Newsweek reports. According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), over 3 million Americans signed up for coverage last month through the Health Insurance Marketplace, which was established by the Affordable Care (ACA). The majority of the applications came from Florida and Texas, followed by California. Photo: Getty Images Data shows that of the three million Americans, 82 percent live in states that voted for Trump over Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 election. The statistics suggest that these Trump supporters may be the most affected by potential plans to slash Obamacare. Earlier this year, House Speaker Mike Johnson promised that healthcare reform would be a “big part of the agenda” for Trump’s second term. When asked if changes to the health care system meant “no Obamacare,” Johnson emphasized that would reign true. “The ACA is so deeply ingrained,...