A new FocalData survey found 41% of President Donald Trump’s 2024 voters believe they are financially better off since January 2025, while 24% say they are worse off and 35% report no change.
By yourNEWS Media Newsroom
Nearly one-quarter of Americans who voted for President Donald Trump in 2024 say their financial situation has deteriorated since he returned to office in January 2025, according to a new national survey that also found significantly more of his supporters believe their finances have improved.
The FocalData poll, conducted Aug. 7-11 among 2,152 U.S. adults, found 24% of Trump voters said they are financially worse off than they were when his current term began.
By comparison, 41% of Trump’s 2024 supporters said their financial circumstances have improved, while another 35% said their situation has remained essentially unchanged.
The responses among voters who backed former Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024 were considerably more negative.
Among Harris voters, 79% said they are worse off financially since January 2025. Just 6% said they are better off, while 15% reported no change.
The findings come as Trump faces declining public approval during the seventh month of the war with Iran, which has continued without clear signs of an imminent conclusion.
The president has lost ground in overall job approval as well as assessments of his handling of the economy since the conflict began.
Across all respondents in the FocalData survey, 35% said they either strongly or somewhat approve of Trump’s performance in office.
A majority, 55%, said they either somewhat or strongly disapprove, while 10% said they were unsure.
The financial results nevertheless show a substantial divide depending on respondents’ 2024 presidential vote.
Trump voters were more likely to say they had benefited financially than suffered financially since his inauguration, with the 41% reporting improvement exceeding the 24% who said their circumstances had worsened.
Another 35% of Trump supporters detected no financial change at all.
Harris voters reported an almost opposite experience, with nearly eight in 10 saying their finances had worsened and only 6% saying they were better off.
The survey provides a snapshot of voter perceptions approximately three months before the midterm elections, when economic conditions and assessments of Trump’s presidency are expected to remain important factors in the political environment.
FocalData surveyed 2,152 U.S. adults from Aug. 7 through Aug. 11.
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