U.S. President Donald Trump's approval rating among the working class is underwater by 28 points, new polling shows.

According to The Economist/ YouGov polling, the proportion of people earning less than $50,000 a year who approve of Trump's job performance is 34 percent, while 62 percent of people disapprove.

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Why It Matters

While lower-income voters traditionally lean toward the Democratic Party, Trump made significant gains with this group in the 2024 election. Exit polling from the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research shows that he increased his share of the vote of those earning under $50,000 a year from 44 percent in 2020 to 50 percent in 2024.

If the president loses the support of these

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