Americans are not just feeling the pinch of higher prices, they are increasingly pointing the finger at President Donald Trump. A new wave of polling shows that by roughly a two to one margin, adults in the United States say Trump has pushed the cost of living up rather than down, a striking reversal from how voters once talked about inflation under Joe Bid. That perception is hardening across multiple surveys, cutting across everyday expenses from gas to groceries and reshaping the political debate over who owns the economy.
Instead of rewarding Trump for a cooling inflation rate on paper, respondents are telling pollsters that their lived experience is one of stubbornly high bills and shrinking breathing room. I see a consistent pattern in the data: people are not just unhappy with prices in the abstract, they are explicitly tying those frustrations to Trump’s policies and public claims about economic success.
Americans now blame Trump more than he gets credit
The clearest signal comes from a survey that finds Americans are roughly twice as likely to say Trump has raised prices as to say he has lowered them. In that polling, conducted in Nov and released on Nov 25, 2025, a new Yahoo/YouGov survey reports that a greater number of U.S. adults now blame Trump for inflation than blamed Joe Bid at the height of the earlier price surge, and that judgment is framed around the broader “cost of living” rather than a single product category. The top line is simple: when asked who has done more to move prices, respondents say Trump has done more to raise them than to bring them down, by a two to one margin, which is a sharp political liability for a president who has tried to center his brand on economic strength, and it is this dynamic that underpins the headline finding that Americans say Trump raised prices 2 to 1, as reflected in the survey.
That judgment is not an outlier. Another Poll, described in an Introduction to new research released in Nov and dated Nov 27, 2025, similarly finds that Americans see Trump as More Responsible for Rising Prices Than Lowering Them in 2025. The language in that work is explicit: the Poll Reveals Americans See Trump as More Responsible for Rising Prices Than Lowering Them, reinforcing the idea that voters are assigning him ownership of the inflation story rather than credit for any moderation. Together, these overlapping findings suggest that the public’s mental ledger on prices has flipped, with Trump now carrying the burden of blame that once dogged Joe Bid, a shift captured in the Nov poll.
Surveys show a broad, durable frustration with the cost of living
When I look beyond the topline blame question, the depth of frustration is even clearer. In a major survey conducted in Nov and reported on Nov 3, 2025, two-thirds of Americans said they are spending more under Trump, from groceries to gas, and a majority said the president’s handling of the economy has not made their daily expenses easier to manage. That same survey, carried out by The Post, ABC and News using standard survey methods, found that a majority of Americans fault Trump for rising prices, indicating that the anger is not confined to one partisan camp but is instead a broad sentiment that the current administration has not delivered relief on basic costs, as detailed in the survey.
Drilling into the same research, the numbers show that even within Trump’s own coalition, patience is thinning. The Post-ABC News-Ipsos survey notes that while Republicans are more forgiving than Democrats or independents, only about 20 percent of Republicans fully absolve Trump of responsibility for higher prices, a striking figure for a party that has largely rallied around his broader agenda. A majority of Americans, across party lines, say that the economy is not working for them in practical terms, and that perception is closely tied to what they are paying at the checkout line and the pump, a pattern underscored in the detailed breakdown from The Post-ABC News-Ipsos survey.
Grocery aisles become a political pressure point
Nowhere is the disconnect between Trump’s rhetoric and public sentiment more vivid than in the grocery aisle. A Poll released in Nov and reported on Nov 25, 2025, finds that Americans Blame Trump Policies for High Grocery Prices, with 65% of respondents saying Trump’s policies are driving what they pay for food. That 65% figure is not a vague expression of discontent, it is a concrete majority that sees a direct line between White House decisions and the total on their supermarket receipts, and it reflects a belief that the administration’s approach has kept staples like milk, eggs and bread more expensive than they should be, according to the Poll.
That same research notes that only a small share of respondents say grocery prices have dropped, reinforcing the idea that any statistical easing in inflation has not translated into a feeling of relief. When I think about how this plays out in real life, I picture a family in a mid-sized city loading up a 2022 Honda CR-V with a week’s worth of food and noticing that the bill for basics like chicken, cereal and fresh produce still strains their budget. For those voters, the technical distinction between inflation slowing and prices actually falling is irrelevant, and the Poll’s finding that Americans Blame Trump Policies for High Grocery Prices shows that they are holding the president, not abstract market forces, accountable for that gap.
Economic confidence erodes despite Trump’s upbeat message
Trump has repeatedly argued that the economy is strong and that his policies are working, but recent polling suggests that message is not landing. In a scathing survey conducted in Nov and reported on Nov 23, 2025, Only 32 percent of respondents said the economy is good, down from 35 percent at the start of the month and well below earlier highs of 39 percent. Those exact figures, 32 percent, 35 percent and 39 percent, chart a steady erosion in confidence over a short period, and they come alongside findings that a majority, 58 percent, also reject Trump’s claims about prices, indicating that people are not buying the story that things are improving when their own budgets tell a different tale, as captured in the scathing poll.
That skepticism shows up in media coverage as well. In a segment shared online in Nov and dated Nov 23, 2025, anchor Kate Baldwin highlighted a new poll showing prices “SKYROCKETING” and Americans feeling that every single part of their lives is getting more expensive, to the point that they do not feel they can catch up. The clip, which focuses on how people describe their inability to get ahead despite working full time, underscores the emotional side of the polling data, where respondents talk about rent, car payments on vehicles like a 2021 Toyota Camry, and childcare all rising at once, a mood reflected in the Kate Baldwin segment.
Why the 2-to-1 blame ratio matters for Trump’s political future
When I put all of these numbers together, the two to one margin blaming Trump for higher prices looks less like a single bad headline and more like the summary of a broader narrative that has taken hold. Multiple surveys in Nov, from the Yahoo/YouGov work to the Poll Reveals Americans See Trump as More Responsible for Rising Prices Than Lowering Them in 2025, show that Americans are not just unhappy with the economy in general, they are specifically associating Trump’s tenure with a higher cost of living. That perception is reinforced by issue-specific findings, like the 65% who say Trump’s policies are driving high grocery prices and the two-thirds of Americans who report spending more on basics under Trump, creating a layered case in the public mind that the president has not delivered on affordability.
Politically, that matters because price anxiety tends to cut across traditional partisan lines and demographic categories. A suburban homeowner juggling a 30 year mortgage on a 2019-built house, a renter in a city apartment using apps like Instacart and DoorDash to stretch their time, and a retiree on a fixed income all feel the same squeeze when utilities, food and transportation costs climb faster than their pay or benefits. If those voters continue to tell pollsters that Trump has done more to raise prices than to lower them, by a ratio of roughly two to one, it will be difficult for the White House to reclaim the mantle of economic stewardship, no matter how often officials point to macroeconomic charts. For now, the polling record from Nov 3, Nov 23, Nov 25 and Nov 27, 2025, paints a consistent picture: Americans see Trump, not Joe Bid, as the central figure behind the stubbornly high prices that define their daily lives, and they are saying so with striking clarity.
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Alexander Clark is a financial writer with a knack for breaking down complex market trends and economic shifts. As a contributor to The Daily Overview, he offers readers clear, insightful analysis on everything from market movements to personal finance strategies. With a keen eye for detail and a passion for keeping up with the fast-paced world of finance, Alexander strives to make financial news accessible and engaging for everyone.
