Overview
- Registered voters prefer Democratic congressional candidates 55% to 41%, the party’s largest Marist generic-ballot lead since 2017.
- Independent voters break decisively for Democrats, roughly two-to-one in the survey.
- Trump’s job approval registers at 39% with 56% disapproval, marking his weakest standing of the term in this poll.
- Affordability dominates voter priorities, with 57% saying the White House should focus on lowering prices and just 16% choosing immigration.
- About six in ten Americans assign blame for the 43-day shutdown to Trump or congressional Republicans, as the poll also records deep distrust in major institutions.