According to a Navigator research focus group study on working-class citizens who voted for Donald Trump in 2024, many voters expressed buyer’s remorse regarding their elected president, with many feeling “duped” by his administration. The main reasons for their regret? They see a declining economy with rising stock, gas and tariff prices, Trump’s use of ICE enforcement and his handling of the Epstein files.
Roughly one in five voters who supported Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election now say they regret their decision, according to new polling from Navigator Research released Thursday.
An April survey from the Democratic-aligned pollster Navigator Research found that 49% of Americans view the GOP’s 2025 tax and spending law unfavorably in comparison to 36% who view it positively.
A whopping 80% of Americans, according to Navigator’s polling, said they believe their elected officials are unable to get anything done because they’re too focused on enriching themselves and their donors. And 77% said elected officials are too out of touch with, and don’t understand, the struggles of average people.
Trump's approval rating fell below 36 percent in at least one recent poll, with crucial midterm elections on the horizon. His approval rating on gasoline hit a "rock bottom" of 28 percent according to a poll from Navigator Research.
The vast majority of voters in swing districts, 84%, said they have seen their utility costs rise over the past year, according to a Navigator Research survey of dozens of battleground congressional districts published in March — more than any other cost tested, including groceries or health care.
However, even as tax season has now come and gone, the law remains overwhelmingly unpopular. A Navigator Research poll released on Tuesday found that just 36% of registered voters view the tax law favorably.
President Donald Trump's approval rating on gasoline has hit "rock bottom," according to a new poll from Navigator Research released on Wednesday.