Trump’s popularity reaches record high in Fox News poll

Not satisfied with the economy. Pain with prices. Not sure about the Trump administration’s policies. This increases the intense dissatisfaction among constituencies loyal to the president.

Here are six takeaways from the latest Fox News national poll.

About 76% of voters view the economy negatively. That’s worse than the 67% who felt this way in July, and the 70% who said the same at the end of former President Biden’s term.

– Large numbers, overall and among Republicans, say grocery, utility, health care and housing costs rose this year.

Voters blame the president. About twice that number say President Donald Trump, not Biden, is responsible for the current economy. Three times that number say Trump’s economic policies hurt them (note they said the same about Biden’s last year). In addition, approval of how Trump is handling the economy has reached a new low, and disapproval of his overall job performance has reached record levels among core supporters.

– After the government shutdown, the Republican Party and the Democratic Party received lower favorable ratings, and nearly 6 in 10 say the president and lawmakers on both sides don’t care about people like them.

-Voters believe Republicans have a better plan for border security, immigration and crime, while Democrats are seen as better on affordability, wages, health care and climate.

Views were divided over Trump’s peace agreements that make the world safer and the administration’s strategy for dealing with alleged drug traffickers.

Here are the numbers behind these results.

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Trump’s job performance is deeply frowned upon among men, white voters and those without a college degree.

86% of Republicans agree, down from 92% in March.

Among all voters, 41% approve of the work Trump is doing, while 58% disapprove. His approval ratings have dropped only once, and that was during his first term: 38-57% in October 2017. Two months ago, it was 46-54%.

For comparison, Biden’s scores were slightly better at the same point in his presidency: 44% approved and 54% disapproved in November 2021.

40% of voters rate their personal financial situation as excellent/good, while 60% say it is only fair/poor, which is the same as a year ago. Ratings are notably poor (about 70% negative), among non-college voters, Latinos, blacks, independents, and those under 45. For those with a household income of less than $50,000, 79% rate their finances negatively..

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When it comes to the national economy versus personal finances, assessments are also negative, with most saying conditions are only fair/poor (76%), and less than one in five believing inflation is completely/mostly under control (18%).

Compared to last year, voters say utilities (78%), health care (67%), housing (66%), and gasoline (54%) costs have increased. 85% of people say their grocery shopping went up this year, including 60% who say costs increased “a lot.” A majority of Republicans agree with a majority of Democrats and independents that costs have risen for each of these items, with the exception of gas.

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At the end of Biden’s term, voters by a significant margin of 30 points said his economic policies had hurt their families more than helped them, led by three-quarters of Republicans saying they had been harmed. The new poll shows almost identical results, with voters by 31 points saying that Trump’s economic policies have hurt them rather than helped them, led by three-quarters of Democrats saying they have been hurt. In December 2018, during his first term, only 21% said they were harmed by Trump’s policies, including only a third of Democrats.

By a margin of about 2 to 1, voters say Trump is more responsible for the current economy than Biden (62% vs. 32%). Unsurprisingly, there is a large partisan gap, with Democrats about 40 percentage points more likely than Republicans to blame Trump. But somewhat surprisingly, 42% of Republicans blame him, while a 53% majority say Biden is responsible. Among independents, 62% say Trump and 29% say Biden.

A larger percentage believes Republicans have a better plan to secure the border, deal with illegal immigrants, reduce crime, and reduce the federal budget deficit. Democrats favor tackling climate change, lowering the cost of health care, raising wages, and making things more affordable for everyone. The two parties are roughly equal on the issue of job creation.

Congressional Democrats said the shutdown was about expanding support for Obamacare. The 2010 health care law remains very popular, with 54% having a favorable opinion of it — though most of that comes from about 9 in 10 Democrats who view it favorably. Not only do voters think Democrats have a better plan to lower health care costs, but Trump also gets his lowest approval rating on the health care issue.

“The situation is not complicated,” says Republican pollster Daron Shaw, who helps run the Fox News poll with Democrat Chris Anderson. “People are struggling to afford necessities and blaming those in charge. What’s interesting is watching Democrats gain politically from a problem they arguably caused — and which crushes them in 2024. But that’s politics.”

While many families say the government shutdown caused them severe (10%) or moderate (35%) hardship, more than half say it was no hardship at all (54%).

The shutdown wasn’t a political winner for anyone: Nearly two-thirds disapproved of the way Trump (62%), congressional Republicans (63%), and congressional Democrats (64%) handled it.

A record low of 39% have a favorable view of the Democratic Party, down from 42% in July. Also, 39% expressed positive views of the Republican Party, down from 44% this summer. For Trump, the percentage was 40% positive, down from 43% in September and 50% in January.

But it is Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer whose scores have deteriorated the most, with a record low of 22% viewing him favorably to 54% unfavorably, for a net rating of -32 points. Its ratings were 16 points underwater in January. Among Democrats, favorable opinions of Schumer rose from 51% in January to 38% today.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ overall marks took a smaller hit (from -2 to -10), as did House Speaker Mike Johnson (from -9 to -15) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (from -10 to -12). Many are unable to rate Thon (54%), Jeffries (38%), and Johnson (31%).

Voters also believe their political leaders don’t care about people like them, with nearly 6 in 10 saying Democrats (59%) and Republicans (65%) in Congress and Trump (63%) don’t care.

Trump’s foreign policy job ratings are low: 43% approve, while 55% disapprove. However, views are equally divided on whether his latest peace deals will make the world safer or less safe (37% for each), with a quarter of respondents saying there is no big difference. 49% support the US military’s use of lethal force against supposed drug smuggling boats departing from Venezuela, while 47% oppose those efforts.

The president received his highest marks on border security (53% approve). Nearly half approve of his handling of immigration (46%), while a new low approves of the economy (38%), and about a third approves of tariffs (35%) and health care (34%).

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Voters believe that the various branches of government are failing to fulfill their constitutional obligations. Two-thirds are concerned that Congress (64%) and the Supreme Court (63%) are not doing the checks and balances they should to give the president much of their constitutional authority. At the same time, about half (47%) are concerned that the judiciary is hampering Trump’s constitutional authority to implement his agenda.

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The Fox News poll was conducted November 14-17, 2025, under the supervision of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R), and includes interviews with a sample of 1,005 registered voters randomly selected from the National Voter File. Respondents spoke with live interviewers on landlines (104) and cell phones (646) or completed the survey online after receiving a text message (255). Results based on the full sample have a sampling error of ±3 percentage points. The sampling error for results between subgroups is higher. In addition to sampling error, the wording and order of the question can affect the results. Weights are generally applied to age, race, education, and region variables to ensure that demographics represent the number of registered voters. Sources for developing weight goals include the most recent American Community Survey, Fox News analysis of voters, and voter file data.

Fox News’ Victoria Palara contributed to this report.