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Democrats lead in House race as Trump hits record low approval
An ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll finds Democrats ahead by 8 points in generic House voting, while Trump's approval falls to 33 percent just over two weeks before midterm elections.
In brief
An ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll finds Democrats ahead by 8 points in generic House voting, while Trump's approval falls to 33 percent just over two weeks before midterm elections. Democrats lead Republicans by eight points in House voting preference as Trump's approval rating hits a record low of thirty-three…
Democrats lead House race by 8 points
Among likely voters, fifty-two percent support the Democratic candidate in congressional district elections versus forty-four percent for Republicans, according to an ABC News, Washington Post, and Ipsos poll.
Democrats gain ground since July
The eight-point Democratic lead represents a five-point improvement from a July Washington Post-Ipsos poll, when just three points separated Democrats from Republicans.
Trump approval hits record low
Trump's approval rating has reached a record personal low of thirty-three percent, lower even than after the January sixth, twenty twenty-one attacks on the U.S. Capitol when thirty-eight percent approved.
Record disapproval of Trump
Sixty-six percent of Americans disapprove of Trump, a record high over both his terms. Fifty-two percent strongly disapprove, matching his strong disapproval rating after January sixth.
Independents abandon Trump
A record-low twenty-two percent of independents approve of Trump and a record-high seventy-six percent disapprove, including fifty-eight percent who strongly disapprove.
Republican support for Trump slips
Seventy-nine percent of Republicans approve of Trump, down from eighty-eight percent near the beginning of his second term. A record-low thirty-nine percent strongly approve.
Gasoline affordability crisis
Seventy-one percent of Americans now call gasoline unaffordable, up from twenty-eight percent in February, before the war in Iran drove up fuel costs.
Record gas price streak
The national average gas price has topped four dollars a gallon for a record one hundred fifty-eight days in twenty twenty-six so far.
Healthcare costs soar
Sixty-five percent of Americans call healthcare unaffordable, up from fifty-six percent in February. Home energy and utility costs are unaffordable to fifty-seven percent, up from forty-five percent.
Housing and groceries unaffordable
Fifty percent call rent or mortgage unaffordable, up from thirty-seven percent in February. Sixty percent call groceries unaffordable, up from forty-five percent in February.
Luxuries out of reach
Sixty-one percent of Americans call going out to dinner unaffordable, up from forty-nine percent in February. Eighty percent call a new car unaffordable, up from seventy-four percent.
Economy rated negatively
Seventy-five percent of Americans rate the nation's economy negatively, including thirty-five percent who call it poor. Forty-eight percent say they are not as well off as when Trump became president.
Country headed wrong direction
Seventy-two percent of Americans say things in the country are headed in the wrong direction. Just twenty-six percent say things are heading in the right direction.
Trump's worst issue: cost of living
Just twenty-one percent approve of how Trump is handling the cost of living while seventy-seven percent disapprove. On inflation, twenty-three percent approve and seventy-five percent disapprove.
Record-low economy approval
Twenty-eight percent approve of how Trump is handling the economy overall and seventy percent disapprove, a record-low approval and record-high disapproval over both his terms.
Democrats trusted on most issues
Americans trust Democrats over Republicans to handle ten out of twelve issues measured, including healthcare by twenty-three points and the economy by nine points, the largest margin since twenty twenty-two.
Early voters favor Democrats
Those who plan to vote early by mail, about three in ten voters, support Democrats over Republicans by twenty-six points. Those voting early at a polling place favor Democrats by fourteen points.
Election Day voters back Republicans
Voters who plan to vote in person on Election Day, about four in ten voters, support Republicans over Democrats by eleven points, the only voting method favoring Republicans.
The essence
Democrats lead Republicans by eight points in House voting preference as Trump's approval rating hits a record low of thirty-three percent, two weeks before midterm elections.
