Fox News Poll: Economic pessimism abates slightly as voters reflect on the economy

2025-06-18 22:00:05

Voters feel a little improvement over the economy, but comprehensive feelings are still negative.

Since the beginning President Donald Trump The second term, the positive classifications of the economy increased from 21 % in March to 28 % in April to 31 % in the latest Fox News, which is related to things at the end of the Biden administration in January. During the previous four years, this figure was higher than the current classification only once, when it reached 32 % in June 2024. For reference, at the end of the first Trump administration, 33 % gave positive economic conditions (December 2020), but that was an increase of 55 % in January 2020 (immediately before the epidemic).

Currently, 62 % of their families are advancing (14 %) or maintaining financially (48 %), an increase of 5 points since January. The 36 % who say they are lagging behind is the lowest level in four years.

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It is still, economic Feelings are often dark: 84 % feel very anxious or very anxious about inflation, 68 % of fair or poor conditions, and 55 % feel pessimistic about the economy.

Democrats, independents, women and voters who do not have a university degree among those who are likely to say that the economy is in a bad condition, while Republicans, men and university graduates are among those who are likely to do better.

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“during Biden “Now with Trump as a president, while Republicans see the rays of sunlight,” says Darwin Show, who believes that Republicans see rays of sunlight.

Margin of 21 points, voters oppose the federal budget legislation approved by the House of Representatives that the president calls it a “beautiful, beautiful draft law” (38 % of the opposition compared to 59 %). Half of whom believes that the bill will harm his family (49 %), while one quarter believes that he will help (23 %), and another quarter who is not believed to have a difference (26 %).

Sixty percent feels a good understanding of what is in OBB, and although these voters are more likely to be in favor of legislation than those who are not aware of it, he still believes that he will harm instead of helping their families (45 % compared to 34 %).

Persons of legislation is very partisan, with Republicans Its preference (73 %), Democrats (89 %) and independents (73 %) opposition. Less than half of the Republicans believe it will help their families (46 %).

In general, 57 % believe that the customs tariff hurts the economy, the highest level has ever registered in Fox News polls – and double the number who believe that customs tariffs help.

While the majority (53 %) agrees to deal with Trump with border security (46 % unported), the president receives negative signs of issues: immigration (approval of 46 %, 53 % accompaniment), and foreign policy (42-57 %). Its worst on the economy (40-58 %) and inflation (34-64 %), where it is underwater with 30 points.

Approval of the total job of the president is 46 %, while 54 % do not refuse. This reaches a couple of 44-55 % in April. The highest approval, 49 %, in March 2025 and April 2020 came. Men under the age of 45 (55 % agree) and white men without a university degree (54 % of approval) are among those who give the president the best marks. Seven out of 10 Republicans themselves are part of the Maga movement, and 98 % of them are completely corresponding to.

About 90 % of Democrats It does not agree to the job of Trump in general and specific issues, with the exception of border security, as he rejects a fewer (80 %). Most Republicans with Trump, but approval decreases to 68 % on inflation and 75 % on the economy, in general. The rejection ranges from almost half of the independents on the security of the border to three quarters of inflation.

When voters are asked about their feeling of Trump as a person, his underwater rankings are 10 points: 45 % have a positive opinion and 55 % from an unfavorable point of view. For comparison, this is equally with JD Vance (44-53 %), Joe Biden (43-56 %), Marco Rubio (42-46 %), before Elon Musk (41-58 %), Alexandria OCASIO (40-45 %), Gavin Newsom (39-45 %), and Pete Heg (32-45). Robert F. Kennedy Junior (48-50 %) and Kamala Harris (49-51 %). Harris’s high favorable comes from more Democrats (87 %) and independents (38 %) who are viewed positively compared to Trump’s favorable views among Republicans (85 %) and independents (34 %).

None of these – not the president, is not the vice president, not the former president, nor the former vice president – positive signs of at least 50 % of the voters, although Harris comes the closest.

As mentioned above, most of them feel anxious of inflation (84 %), including 78 % of Republicans.

By one point, the future of the United States tops inflation tightly as the highest interest of voters, as 85 % said they are concerned about the country’s direction. This includes 8 out of 10 Republicans, and 9 out of 10 Democrats and independent.

Eight out of 10 voters are concerned about government spending and Iran on a nuclear weapon, while about 7 out of 10 feel concerned about anti -Semitism, illegal immigration, the use of the US military locally, and about 6 out of 10 from protests in the United States.

More Democrats (87 %) and independents (71 %) are concerned about their concern about the deployment of federal forces in cities in response to anti -ice protests by Republicans (42 %). On the other hand, more Republicans (84 %) are concerned about illegal immigration from independents (68 %) and Democrats (49 %).

There are zero issues agreed upon by all three groups, democrats, Republicans, and independents, as priorities. The first three concerns of Democrats are the future of the United States, inflation, and the American forces that are deployed, while for the Republicans, it is illegal immigration, Iran obtaining nuclear weapons and government spending. Among the independents, it is the future of the country, inflation and government spending.

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It was conducted from 13 to 16 June 2025, under the supervision of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R). The Fox News scanning includes interviews with a sample of 1003 registered voters who were randomly chosen from a national voter file. The respondents spoke with direct interviews on the ground lines (149) and mobile phones (566) or completed the survey on the Internet after receiving the text (288). The results based on the full sample have a margin of sampling error from ± 3 percentage points. An error in taking samples for the results between the sub -groups is higher. In addition to the error of sampling, the formulation of questions and demand can affect the results. Weights are generally applied to the variables of age, race, education and the region to ensure that the demographics represent the registered voter residents. Sources of developing weight goals include surveying American society, Fox News analysis of voters, and voter file data.

Victoria Palra Fox News contributed to this report.

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