Poll Finds 65 Percent Disapprove of Trump Economy Handling, While 37 Percent of His 2024 Voters Feel Better Off

A Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll conducted July 8-13 found that 65 percent of U.S. adults disapprove of President Trump's handling of the economy while 33 percent approve. Newsweek reported the results from a sample of 2,648 adults with a margin of error of plus or minus 1.9 percentage points.

Sixty-six percent of households described groceries as unaffordable. Fifty-nine percent of adults said they do not have a good chance of improving their standard of living. Seventeen percent said they feel better off than when Trump took office in January 2025, 43 percent said they feel worse off, and 39 percent said they feel about the same.

Among Republicans, 34 percent reported stronger financial footing than at the inauguration, 18 percent said they feel worse off, and 48 percent said they feel about the same. The share of non-MAGA Republicans who feel worse off rose to 35 percent from 22 percent in an April survey by the same pollsters. Among MAGA Republicans the share who said their finances have improved reached 44 percent.

White evangelical Protestants who said they feel not as well off increased to 26 percent from 19 percent in April. Inflation fell to 3.5 percent in June from 4.2 percent in April, the Department of Labor reported, though nationwide average gas prices have climbed above $4 per gallon.

A separate CNN poll from May found that 77 percent of Americans, including a majority of Republicans, blamed Trump for rising costs and 57 percent said the economy is getting worse.