A Financial Times/Focaldata poll found that a sizable share of President Trump’s own voters say they are financially worse off since he returned to office, underscoring persistent economic dissatisfaction even within his base. The Aug. 7-11 survey of 2,152 respondents showed 24% of people who voted for Trump in 2024 said they were worse off financially, while 23% of those who backed him in 2020 said the same. Across all respondents, 53% said they were worse off financially since Trump took office for a second time. Two in 10 said they were better off, while 26% said they were worse off. More than six in 10 said the economy is moving in the wrong direction, including 37% of Trump’s 2024 voters. Fewer than three in 10 approved of Trump’s handling of the economy and the job market, though half of his 2024 supporters said they approved. The survey came as inflation remained above the Federal Reserve’s target and energy prices climbed during the nearly six-month-long Iran war. Annual consumer price inflation stood at 3.4% in July, up from 3% in January 2025, when Trump was inaugurated for his second term. Fuel prices rose 14.7% year over year last month after peaking at 23.5% in May, compared with a 1% increase in January 2025. AAA data showed average gasoline prices at about $4.06 a gallon on Monday, compared with less than $3 shortly before the U.S. and Israel launched the war in late February. The poll’s margin of error was 2.1 percentage points.