Midterm elections: The answer of over 50% of Americans scares Donald Trump
A Financial Times poll found that 53% of voters say their economic situation has worsened since Donald Trump's return to the White House. Democrats lead 44% to 39% ahead of the midterm elections.
A new Financial Times poll, published on Sunday, points to growing dissatisfaction among the American electorate with the management of the economy under the Donald Trump administration. The findings are particularly worrying for Republicans, less than three months before the midterm elections for Congress, which will be held in November.
According to the poll, 53% of registered voters reported that their economic situation has worsened since Donald Trump entered the White House in January 2025. This figure includes nearly 57% of independent voters and almost a quarter of voters who define themselves as Republicans.
Democrats enjoy a significant advantage on the question of trust in economic management, an issue traditionally considered a strength of the Republicans. The poll shows that the public tends to trust the Democratic Party more in dealing with inflation, the cost of living, the labor market, and the economy in general.
In general, 55% of respondents are dissatisfied with Donald Trump's performance as president. An even more problematic figure for the White House is the drop in support levels within the Republican Party itself — a decrease of 8 percentage points in just one month. Dissatisfaction is particularly pronounced on issues of cost of living and inflation, where 64% of voters express dissatisfaction with the president's handling of the matter.
53% say their economic situation has worsened since Donald Trump's return to the White House.
The poll gives Democrats a five-percent advantage, 44% versus 39%, on the question of voting in the upcoming midterm elections. Although Donald Trump's name does not appear on the ballot, midterm elections are often seen as a referendum on the incumbent president's performance.
Recent economic data provide a mixed picture. The Consumer Price Index in July showed an annual inflation rate of 3.4%, lower than the peak of 4.2% recorded in May following a rise in energy prices, but still at a higher level than it was when Joe Biden left the White House.
Other government data released on Friday point to a decline in workers' real wages last month, as well as a sharp drop, almost to a historic low, in consumer sentiment.
In response to the poll's findings, Kush Desai, a spokesperson for the White House and Deputy Press Secretary, tried to present a more optimistic picture:
"The Donald Trump administration continues to deliver results under the president's cost-cutting agenda, by lowering drug prices, bringing jobs back to the USA, and cutting taxes, while combining this with a historic decrease in violent crime across the country and the most secure border in history."
The poll was conducted between August 7 and August 10 among a sample of 1,913 registered voters. These join several months of polls indicating that Democrats are on a sure path to regaining control of the House of Representatives, while the battle for the Senate is expected to be closer.
