Currently, 64 percent of voters find that the U.S. economy is going in the wrong direction.
Fifty-three percent of U.S. voters feel they are worse off financially since U.S. President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, compared with only 21 percent who said they are better off, according to a recent poll by the Financial Times.
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The poll also showed clear partisan cleavages, with almost 80 percent of Democrats saying they are worse off under Trump, as opposed to 23 percent of Republicans who said the same.
Meanwhile, 64 percent of voters found that the U.S. economy is going in the wrong direction, while only 25 percent said it is going in the right direction.
Eighty-six percent of Democrats believe the economy is heading in the wrong direction, while the share among Republicans stands at 37 percent.
The @FT published results of a poll this morning that does not look good for the Administration as the midterms approach:
Almost 40% of Republicans and 70% of Independents think the economy is heading in the wrong direction
— Noelle Acheson (@NoelleInMadrid) August 16, 2026
Overall, 55 percent of voters disapprove of the job Trump was doing as president, the poll found. They were especially dissatisfied with his handling of inflation and the cost of living, jobs and the economy, tariffs and trade and Iran.
“With less than three months until critical midterm elections when Congress will be up for grabs. More than half of U.S. voters say they are worse off with Donald Trump in the White House,” the FT declared, based on the opinions of 1,913 registered voters.
The findings highlight the significant challenges facing Trump and the Republican Party ahead of November’s midterm elections, as public dissatisfaction grew with the war in Iran, which has pushed up borrowing costs, petrol prices and the cost of living.
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Source: Xinhua
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