Overview
- Sixty-one percent say President Trump makes prices and inflation sound better than they are, and his economic approval stands at about 37% in the CBS News/YouGov poll.
- More respondents expect to be financially worse off rather than better off in 2026 (45% to 27%), and fewer than one in five say they were better off in 2025 because of his policies.
- The public attributes the current economy more to Trump than to Joe Biden, and most give the economy low marks in the survey’s grading.
- The administration has rolled back tariffs on some food items and announced drug-pricing actions, yet many say health insurance costs are rising and remain skeptical these moves will help.
- Democrats are leaning into an affordability message and pushed a House vote to extend ACA tax credits, while the White House touts forthcoming housing proposals and promises of larger tax refunds.