Two-thirds of People say that the nation is “fairly significantly off on the flawed observe,” whereas slightly below a 3rd say the nation is shifting in the precise path, in keeping with an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll performed utilizing Ipsos’ KnowledgePanel.
Total, People appear sad and anxious, with a slim majority saying the economic system has gotten worse since President Donald Trump took workplace and majorities saying that each main events and the president are out of contact. A majority of People are additionally rising increasingly concerned over the government shutdown.
Much more Democrats (95%) and independents (77%) say the nation is “fairly significantly off on the flawed observe” than Republicans (29%), together with bigger shares of Black (87%), Hispanic (71%) and Asian (71%) People than white People (61%). Majorities of People in city, suburban and rural areas say the nation is shifting within the flawed path, in addition to these with various ranges of training and revenue.
Though 67% say the nation is shifting within the flawed path, that may be a lower from November 2024, when 75% stated the identical within the lead-up to the presidential election.
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Pressure One earlier than departure from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, October 31, 2025.
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About 6 in 10 People blame Trump for the present fee of inflation whereas greater than 6 in 10 disapprove of how Trump is dealing with tariffs, the economic system and managing the federal authorities; majorities additionally disapprove on how he’s dealing with a number of different points.
And 64% of People say Trump is “going too far” in making an attempt to increase the facility of the presidency.
On the similar time, much more People say the Democratic Occasion is “out of contact with the issues of most individuals in the US right this moment” (68%) than Trump (63%) and the Republican Occasion (61%).
Practically half of People (48%) say America’s management on the earth has gotten weaker underneath Trump, whereas a 3rd (33%) say it has gotten stronger and about 2 in 10 say it’s the similar (18%) — numbers that haven’t shifted considerably throughout his second time period.
Although it is nonetheless a yr from till the midterm elections, People’ detrimental rankings on the state of the nation, the economic system and the president don’t bode nicely for the president’s social gathering in congressional election voting.
Financial system
A slim 52% majority of People say the economic system has gotten worse since Trump grew to become president whereas 27% say the economic system has improved and 20% say it has stayed the identical. The share saying the economic system is “a lot worse” outweighs the share saying it’s “significantly better” by nearly 3-to-1, 26% vs. 9%.
Whereas the share saying the economic system is best general has elevated from April by 6 proportion factors, the share saying it’s worse has barely shifted. Fewer say it’s the “similar” now (20%) than in April (25%).
Practically 6 in 10 of these with family incomes underneath $50,000 say the economic system is worse since Trump grew to become president (57%).
About 6 in 10 People blame Trump for the present fee of inflation, together with a few third who say he bears a “nice deal” of blame, in contrast with 4 in 10 who say he doesn’t bear a lot accountability for inflation.
Majorities of Democrats (92%) and independents (66%) say Trump is guilty for the present fee of inflation, together with 20% of Republicans. Majorities throughout revenue teams say Trump is guilty for inflation.
The share of People saying they’re “not as nicely off” financially than when Trump grew to become president outweighs the share saying they’re “higher off” by about 2-to-1, 37% to 18%. A forty five% plurality says their funds are “about the identical.”
Extra say they’re doing higher now than in April, when 10% stated they had been higher off.
Trump approval
Trump’s disapproval ranking has ticked up over the course of the yr and he’s underwater on that and on key points measured within the ABC Information/Washington Publish/Ipsos ballot.
President Donald Trump speaks after disembarking Air Pressure One, as he returns from his Asia journey, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, October 30, 2025.
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In all, 59% of People disapprove of how Trump is dealing with his job as president whereas 41% approve, placing him 18 proportion factors underwater for web approval, much like the place he was in an April poll (16 factors underwater) and worse than the start of his second time period in February (8 factors underwater).
Presently, Trump’s robust disapproval ranking outweighs his robust approval ranking by greater than 2-to-1, 46% to twenty%.
Trump problem approval
Majorities of People additionally disapprove of how Trump is dealing with each problem measured within the ballot. Over 6 in 10 disapprove of how Trump is dealing with tariffs, the economic system and managing the federal authorities. About 6 in 10 disapprove of how he’s dealing with the state of affairs involving Russia and Ukraine and relations with different international locations. Greater than half disapprove of how he’s dealing with immigration, crime and the state of affairs with Israel and Gaza. He doesn’t have approval from most People on a single problem measured.
Trump’s approval ranking peaks on dealing with the state of affairs with Israel and Gaza: 46% approve and 52% disapprove — higher than his September rankings, when 39% accepted and 58% disapproved in a Post-Ipsos poll. Notably, Trump helped negotiate a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel since that September ballot.
His approval rankings on different points have both worsened or remained steady. He at present has his worst numerical ranking on dealing with the economic system over his two phrases as president, with 37% approving and 62% disapproving. Trump’s approval ranking on the economic system peaked in March 2020 with 57% approving of how he was dealing with the problem and 38% disapproving. A majority has disapproved of his dealing with of the economic system since February 2025.
Trump’s approval ranking on managing the federal authorities has also declined, in keeping with the ballot.
The president’s rankings on immigration, tariffs, crime, relations with different international locations, Russia and Ukraine and crime have barely budged since September’s Post-Ipsos poll.
President Donald Trump greets Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the White Home, Oct. 17, 2025, in Washington.
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Majorities of People additionally say Trump is “going too far” making an attempt to increase the facility of the presidency (64%), shedding authorities workers to slicing the scale of the federal workforce (57%), sending the Nationwide Guard to patrol U.S. cities (55%) and making an attempt to make adjustments in how U.S. schools and universities function (54%).
And roughly half say he’s going too far making an attempt to finish range, fairness and inclusion packages within the authorities and personal workplaces (51%), deporting undocumented immigrants (50%), closing pathways for immigrants to legally stay (50%) and enter (48%) the US and making an attempt to finish efforts to extend range in authorities and personal workplaces (47%).
People are break up over how a lot Trump has completed throughout his presidency, with 48% saying he has finished a minimum of “a very good quantity” and 51% saying he has finished “not very a lot,” “little or nothing.”
Amongst those that say Trump has completed a very good quantity or extra within the final 9 months, extra say that what he did was good for the nation slightly than unhealthy for it — nearly 4 in 10 People general.
Midterms
Detrimental rankings for an incumbent president will not be optimistic indicators for his social gathering come midterm elections.
A yr out from the 2026 midterms, voters are largely break up between supporting the Democratic and Republican candidates, with 46% of registered voters saying they might help the Democratic candidate if the U.S. Home of Representatives election had been being held right this moment, and 44% supporting the Republican candidate. Among the many broader inhabitants of U.S. adults, 42% stated they might help the Democratic candidate and 39% stated they might help the Republican.
In a November 2021 ABC News/Washington Post poll, a yr earlier than the 2022 midterms, voters had a 10-percentage-point desire for Republican candidates, and Republicans received the Home. In a November 2017 ABC News/Washington Post poll, voters had an 11-percentage-point desire for Democratic candidates. And in 2018, Democrats won the House.
Crime
Extra People see crime as a major problem in massive U.S. cities than the place they reside or the U.S. general. About 6 in 10 People say crime is both “extraordinarily” (29%) or “very” (32%) severe in massive U.S. cities, whereas about half say crime is severe within the U.S. general and slightly below 2 in 10 say the identical for the areas the place they reside.
The share saying crime within the U.S. is “extraordinarily” severe (17%) is down from 2023 and 2024 when a few quarter of People stated the identical, in keeping with Gallup polling.
Simply 8% of People say crime is extraordinarily severe the place they reside, a determine that has remained within the single digits since Gallup started monitoring it in 2000 — however numerically increased than it has been within the years since then.
Republicans are much more more likely to say crime in massive U.S. cities is “extraordinarily severe” (42%) than Democrats (17%) or independents (27%).
ICE and Nationwide Guard
People are break up over U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detaining and deporting undocumented immigrations within the U.S. general, in massive cities and the place they reside.
About 6 in 10 Republicans “strongly” help the ICE surge within the U.S., massive cities and the place they reside, whereas about two-thirds of Democrats strongly oppose them. Extra independents oppose expanded ICE deportations than help them.
Roughly 6 in 10 People (57%) say that ICE and Homeland Safety brokers shouldn’t be allowed to put on masks or face coverings whereas on obligation, whereas about 4 in 10 (41%) say it ought to be allowed. Majorities of Democrats (88%) and independents (64%) say it shouldn’t be allowed whereas a majority of Republicans (77%) say brokers ought to be allowed to cowl their faces whereas on obligation.
Federal brokers detain a person after exiting immigration courtroom on the Jacob Okay. Javitz Federal Constructing, July 23, 2025 in New York Metropolis.
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An analogous share of People (58%) say {that a} U.S. president shouldn’t be in a position to order the Nationwide Guard right into a state over the objections of that state’s governor; 40% say a U.S. president ought to be allowed to. About 9 in 10 Democrats and two-thirds of independents say this shouldn’t be allowed; 8 in 10 Republicans say the president ought to be capable to ship the Nationwide Guard right into a state even when its governor objects.
Trump on worldwide points
Practically half of People (47%) say Trump is spending “about the correct amount of time” on worldwide crises, whereas round one-third say he’s spending “an excessive amount of time” (32%) and about 2 in 10 say he’s spending “too little time” on worldwide crises (19%).
Nearly 4 in 10 say Trump deserves “a fantastic deal” or “a very good quantity” of credit score for the ceasefire settlement between Israel and Hamas (39%) and simply over 4 in 10 say he deserves “just a few credit score” or “none” (43%).
On Russia and Ukraine, 46% say Trump is “too supportive of Russia,” 8% say he’s “too supportive of Ukraine” and 41% say he’s dealing with it about proper.
Politically motivated violence
By 34% to twenty-eight%, extra People blame the Republican Occasion than the Democratic Occasion for politically motivated violence within the U.S. with one other 28% saying they’re each equally guilty and 9% saying neither is guilty.
Since 2022, extra People have blamed the Republican Occasion for political violence than the Democratic Occasion, in keeping with the ballot.
2024 vote remorse?
Huge majorities of each Trump and former Vice President Kamala Harris’ supporters say that voting for his or her candidates was “the precise factor to do” in 2024.
Democratic presidential nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris speaks throughout a marketing campaign rally, October 14, 2024 in Erie, Pennsylvania.
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In all, 92% of Trump supporters say voting for him was the precise factor to do, whereas solely 7% say they remorse it. An excellent bigger share of Harris supporters say voting for her was the precise factor to do, 97% to three% who remorse their vote. These numbers for Trump and Harris haven’t meaningfully shifted since this query was final requested in April.
Methodology — This ABC Information/Washington Publish/Ipsos ballot was performed on-line through the probability-based Ipsos KnowledgePanel® Oct. 24-28, 2025, in English and Spanish, amongst a random nationwide pattern of two,725 U.S. adults and has a margin of error of plus or minus 1.9 proportion factors, together with the design impact. Error margins are bigger for subgroups. The partisan divisions are 28% Democrats, 31% Republicans and 41% independents or one thing else.
See extra particulars on ABC Information’s survey methodology here.
