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Trump’s general approval among Republicans sits at 72%.
Republican voters have stood behind President Donald Trump through a summer of tariff turmoil and rising prices.
But a new Financial Times poll shows the loyalty is beginning to slip, and it is slipping first on the issue that put him back in the White House: the economy.
Only 53% of Republican voters approve of Trump’s handling of jobs and the economy, down nearly eight points from the prior month, according to the Focaldata-Financial Times poll of 1,914 registered voters conducted between August 28 and September 2.
The reading is the lowest since Focaldata started asking the question, and it lands as Trump’s overall approval fell to 33%, the weakest level in the FT’s tracking since the series began in May.
General approval among Republicans slipped to 72%.
Voters say they are worse off
Beyond the president’s own party, the picture is bleaker.
57% of all voters said their financial situation had worsened under Trump, up from 53% in the prior month’s reading.
Nearly two-thirds said the economy was heading in the wrong direction.
Majority reject Trump’s Canada tariffs
The survey also captured broad opposition to the president’s latest trade escalation.
56% of registered voters oppose the new 50% tariffs on selected Canadian goods, rising to more than 60% among independents.
Even among Republicans, nearly one in three disapprove.
GOP candidates face a squeeze before November 3
Democrats now hold a 7-point lead among likely voters in the generic ballot, Focaldata reported, extending an advantage that has widened over recent monthly waves.
46% of voters said Trump’s involvement was hurting Republican candidates in the midterms, and 47% of independents said his endorsement made them less likely to back a candidate.
The results land less than two months before the November 3 midterm elections, when every House seat, 35 of the 100 Senate seats and 39 governorships will be decided.
