Overview
- An ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos survey conducted Oct. 24–28 finds about seven in ten Americans say their grocery costs rose over the past year and roughly six in ten report higher utility bills.
- Sixty-five percent disapprove of Trump’s handling of tariffs, 58% say tariffs hurt the U.S. economy, and 55% say tariffs hurt their own family’s finances.
- Fifty-nine percent of U.S. adults assign Trump a great deal or a good amount of blame for inflation, with sharp partisan splits as Democrats and independents are far more likely than Republicans to see tariffs as harmful.
- Democrats notched decisive wins in Virginia and New Jersey, and exit polls show voters prioritizing the economy as affordability-focused campaigns gained traction.
- The Supreme Court is set to review Trump’s use of emergency powers to impose tariffs, and a cited GTRI analysis links this year’s tariff hikes to a 37.5% drop in India’s exports to the U.S. between May and September.