Trump's Big New Vulnerability in 2026: Blue-Collar White Voters

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/13/us/politics/trump-white-working-class-voters-economy.html

Trump’s Big New Vulnerability in 2026: Blue-Collar White Voters
A review of polling data shows an extraordinary swing among white working-class voters on the president’s handling of the economy.
By Shane Goldmacher
June 13, 2026

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Blue-collar white voters are, for the first time, seriously doubting Mr. Trump’s handling of the economy. A review of polling by The New York Times shows an extraordinary swing on that issue among white voters without college degrees between his first midterm election and now.

Mr. Trump’s approval on the economy has dropped across practically every group. But his cratering support among a loyal demographic that has served as the foundation of his political coalition for a decade has the potential to be among the most consequential developments of 2026, according to interviews with strategists in both parties who are involved in the midterms.

Polls now regularly show that a majority of white voters who did not graduate from college no longer approve of Mr. Trump’s handling of the economy. Examples of his low ratings include polls from Fox News (33 percent approval), CBS News (39 percent), NPR/PBS/Marist (40 percent), CNN (43 percent) and The New York Times/Siena College (47 percent).

Surveys that dive more deeply into questions around inflation or the cost of living are even bleaker for the president.

Among blue-collar white voters, Mr. Trump’s approval rating on the cost of living stood at just 36 percent in the Times survey. Fox News found that just 25 percent approved of his handling of inflation.



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