Trump, Poll and Handling of the Economy
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The big observation: Trump attributed his 2024 victory over Biden partly to his pledge to bring down the cost of everyday goods like eggs. But a year later, Americans are more worried about being able to afford groceries than the rising cost of housing or health care, according to The POLITICO Poll.
A Gallup poll, out late November, revealed that Trump’s approval dropped to 36%, a new second-term low. A Economist/YouGov poll released during the same period found that the president also reached the pitfall, with 38% of U.S. adults strongly or somewhat approving of Trump’s job in office.
A new poll shows President Donald Trump’s approval rating falling to a stomach-turning new low when it comes to a top issue that got him elected to a second term. Just 31% of U.S. adults approve of how the president is handling the economy, according to a new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Research.
Roughly 4 in 10 voters say the country is on the right track, according to a new Harvard CAPS/Harris poll, an uptick from last month as Americans weathered a record-long government shutdown.
The Republican politician with the highest net favorability rating at the moment? It isn’t President Donald Trump.
A new poll shows support for Democratic candidates in key 2026 races have picked up, while approval for Donald Trump has gone underwater.
A new poll by the National Alliance on Mental Illness finds that one in five Americans reports their mental health is poor. And a majority think lawmakers are doing too little, spending too little to address mental health and substance use needs.
A poll finds 62 percent back intercepting—not sinking—alleged drug boats, while 54 percent say the strike on survivors was wrong.
Pre-election polls this year underestimated the strength of statewide Democratic candidates. In recent presidential elections, they underestimated the GOP share. A new report on the pre-election poll performance in 2024 and an interview with two seasoned ...
Most of Colorado’s independent voters distrust both major political parties and want Republicans and Democrats to be more moderate. They are most concerned about the cost of living and housing, followed by taxes and budget, and politics and polarization.
The president says he is focused on "making America affordable again", as cost of living becomes a campaign issue.