More Americans believe former President Trump is better at handling the economy and inflation than President Biden, according to a recent poll.
The ABC News/Ipsos poll found that the economy and inflation were important issues for Americans in the upcoming presidential election, with more Americans trusting Trump on these issues than Biden. Eighty-eight percent of Americans in the survey considered the economy important when deciding whom to vote for, and 85 percent said the same for inflation.
The survey found that 46 percent of Americans trust Trump on the economy, while 32 percent said the same of Biden. Another 21 percent said they trusted neither of the presidential front-runners on the issue.
Forty-four percent of surveyed Americans also said they trusted Trump with handling inflation, compared to 30 percent who responded the same for Biden. Another 25 percent said they trusted neither candidate on the issue.
The poll also revealed that more respondents said they are not as financially well off since Biden took office than those who said they are better off under Biden. Forty-three percent of those surveyed said their financial situation is not as good since Biden became president, 40 percent said they are about the same, and 16 percent said they are better off.
The poll also asked respondents about a hypothetical head-to-head match-up between Biden and Trump, and found that the race still remains close between the two front-runners.
Trump had 46 percent support while Biden had 44 percent among all adults surveyed, but among registered voters, Biden had 46 percent support and Trump had 45 percent. Biden’s lead slightly increased when broken down by those who were likely to vote, receiving 49 percent support while Trump received 45 percent.
The ABC News/Ipsos poll was conducted online among 2,260 adults from April 25-30 and has a margin of sampling error of 2 percentage points.
