Election 2026 live updates: Preliminary Voter Poll shows Trump, economy disapproval

Preliminary Voter Poll results show voter sentiment on key issues — including U.S. House voters’ negative sentiments on President Donald Trump and the economy:

On Trump:

-About 6 in 10 House voters disapprove of Trump, including over half who strongly disapprove, according to early ABC News Voter Polls.

-By an over 2-to-1 margin, more House voters said their vote was more to express opposition to Trump than support for him, according to early ABC News Voter Polls.

-Majorities of House voters said Trump is not a strong leader, that he does not fight for people like them, that he does not have the mental capability to serve effectively as president and that he does not have the right priorities, according to preliminary ABC News Voter Polls.

-By about a 20-point margin, more House voters say Trump prioritizes his own personal interests over the country’s interests, according to early Voter Polls.

-By an even wider margin, House voters say Trump has worsened economic conditions in the U.S., according to preliminary ABC News Voter Polls.

-And by an over 20-point margin, more House voters say that higher than usual prices are because of Trump’s policies, according to early ABC News Voter Polls.

On the economy:

-About three-quarters of House voters rate the economy negative, including over one-third who call it poor, according to early ABC News Voter Polls.

-By an over 2-to-1 margin, more House voters say their family’s financial situation is worse than it was two years ago than better, according to preliminary ABC News Voter Polls.

-About 6 in 10 House voters say they are very concerned about the cost of gasoline and diesel, healthcare, food and groceries. More than half are very concerned about the cost of utilities, according to early ABC News Voter Polls.

-Roughly 8 in 10 House voters say inflation has caused them hardship, including 2 in 10 calling that hardship severe, according to early ABC News Voter Polls.

-About two-thirds of House voters say Trump’s tariff policies have hurt the national economy and the economy in their area, according to early ABC News Voter Polls.

-The economy is the most important issue to House voters with about 4 in 10 naming it as the most important facing the country, followed by about one-third saying the state of democracy and other issues well behind that, according to early ABC News Voter Polls.

-About half say that the cost of living was “crucial” to their vote, according to preliminary ABC News Voter Polls.

-By a narrow margin, House voters say they trust Democrats more to handle the economy over Republicans, according to early ABC News Voter Polls.

-ABC News’ Emily Guskin