Overview
- Voters now rate the economy as weak over strong by 15 points, a deterioration from a 4-point negative gap in July.
- About half of respondents say the economy has gotten worse over the past year, while 35% say it has improved.
- Trump’s job rating stands at 45% approve and 54% disapprove, and his handling of inflation draws a 17-point net disapproval, up from 11 points six months ago.
- Fifty-eight percent say Trump’s policies are most responsible for current economic conditions, compared with 31% who cite Joe Biden’s policies.
- Fifty-three percent say the president is spending too much time on foreign matters and not enough on kitchen-table economic issues, even as 92% of his 2024 voters still give him a positive job rating.