I'm always cautious when people use the argument about "not everyone who was eligible voted". True, many people sat out the election so can't be counted as 'Trump voters". But, those people could have gone to the polls and voted for Clinton. (Even if they were not in a swing state, voting as a symbolic "I don't approve of Trump" gesture would have some value.)
Instead, those non-voters looked at Trump, decided "Err... a bigoted con-artist is not reprehensible enough so I won't bother going to the polls". Not voting for Trump doesn't automatically mean you don't like Trump.
Trump's current approval rating sits at approximately 43%, and has hovered around that level since shortly after his election. This is after the Stormy Daniels revelations. This is after he dropped out of a military memorial because of rain. This is after the Trump administration had children locked in cages. This is after several high-profile firings and arrests of Trump associates.
Granted, 43% is significantly less than half, but its still a large enough minority of voters for people to say "What is wrong with the U.S. population?"
All that tells you a lot about the "character" of his base.
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