Marist
Marist University's polling institute; tracks US opinion since 1978, partnered with NPR and PBS.
On 20 June, Marist recorded 33% approval for Donald Trump’s economic handling, its lowest reading since 2019.
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What does Marist's record-low Trump economy rating mean for the midterms?
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Marist is the polling institute at Marist University. It tracks US public opinion and provides survey findings used in national political coverage.
Founded in 1978, the institute works with NPR and PBS. Its polls offer one independently produced measure within a wider body of evidence. A single result can shift attention towards a race or issue, but it does not settle an election forecast alone.
Its value lies in measuring opinion clearly enough for readers and editors to compare its findings with other polls, aggregates and campaign conditions.
Marist records economic unease
On 20 June, Marist’s survey recorded 33% approval for Donald Trump’s handling of the economy. The poll was fielded from 8 to 11 June and produced Marist’s lowest economic-approval figure for Trump since 2019.
The result also found that 22% of Republican respondents disapproved of Trump’s economic handling. For Marist, that made the survey more than a generic midterm measure: it placed a specific economic judgement alongside wider congressional-ballot polls that differed by eight points in mid-June.
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