End of middle class support for Trump due to the worsening of the livelihood crisis

According to Isna, the results of the joint “Yugav/Economist” poll in the last three months show that the level of satisfaction with Trump’s performance among middle-class American citizens has gone down.

According to the results of this survey, in September, this group was evaluated with a ratio of 44% in favor against 54% against (-10), but in October, the rate of approval reached 42% and opposition to 53% (-11). The latest November data also show that only 40% of this group approve of Trump’s performance and 58% have a negative opinion; It means a net drop of 18 points.

According to the American publication “Newsweek”, this change is taking place in the situation where the American economy is facing the consequences of the shutdown of the federal government, growing concerns about food prices, housing costs and energy bills in the winter season. According to statistics, the average price of new cars has exceeded 50,000 dollars and has made buying a regular car a luxury item for many middle-class families.

The report of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York shows that the amount of household debt in the United States has reached 18.6 trillion dollars, which is the highest level since the beginning of recording this data in the last 2 decades. Debt on mortgages, autos, college tuition, and credit cards all hit record highs, with revolving credit card debt alone rising to $1.2 trillion.

Meanwhile, the price of basic goods remains higher than the level before the Corona epidemic and inflation, although it has decreased compared to the peak of the first term of Trump’s presidency, but it is described as resistant and continuous. According to this report, the Economic Research Service of the US Department of Agriculture, the price of “food for home consumption” has increased by about 2.7% in the 12 months ending September 2025.

These conditions have affected the view of the middle class on the economy and Trump’s performance. In the latest Yoga/Economist poll, just 24 percent of middle-class voters described the state of the economy as good or excellent, while 38 percent said it was bad and 52 percent said it was getting worse. Only 30% of this group hope that their situation will improve in the next year.

Speaking to Newsweek, Peter Luge, director of the Project on Ethics in Political Communication at George Washington University, said, “Most voters ultimately just want to go about their normal lives; To be able to buy gas and food, to take care of their families and to be sure that their children have a chance for a good future. When things don’t go well, people blame those in power. Now a growing number of people think things are not working and there is no prospect of improvement. “President Trump is in power, so a growing number of voters blame him.”

Aware of this growing dissatisfaction, the American government is proposing proposals to reduce the pressure on households. One of these plans is Trump’s proposal to introduce 50-year housing loans to reduce the monthly installments of home buyers. However, this plan also has its supporters and opponents within the Republican Party; Some Republican lawmakers warn that such a loan would end up favoring banks and builders, causing households to pay much more in interest overall.

Housing experts say that extending mortgage repayments to 50 years, although it lowers monthly payments, can cause the total interest a borrower pays to be nearly double that of a 30-year loan. Financial experts warn that as seen in the car market, lengthening the repayment period can increase the risk of being caught in a situation where the value of the asset is lower than the amount of the debt.

According to this report, the political fate of Trump and the Republican Party in the 2026 mid-term elections largely depends on whether he can restore the lost trust of the middle class in the coming months; A class that has been one of the main pillars of the success of the Republican movement in America for years.

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