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About 56% of pro-Trump voters report debt or near-term financial stress
The Guardian analysis cites a Harris survey showing similar shares struggle with housing payments, healthcare costs, utilities, groceries, and gas.
A new Harris survey cited by the Guardian indicates financial stress is spreading beyond political stereotypes, with roughly 56% of respondents who identify with the president’s Maga coalition saying they are having trouble meeting debt payments or expect they will soon.
The same 56% of Maga coalition respondents reported difficulties meeting housing payments, while 57% said they face trouble affording healthcare costs. The survey also found 58% struggling with utility bills, 61% having trouble affording groceries, and 63% concerned about paying for gas, according to the Guardian Economics analysis.
The Guardian attributes several of these pressures to policy and macroeconomic factors, including the ending of government subsidies as a driver of higher health insurance costs.
The analysis also links rising energy costs and a rebound in inflation since March to Iran’s impact on the Strait of Hormuz, and says resurgent inflation has slowed progress toward easier monetary policy. It further points to tariff related job losses, stating manufacturers have culled nearly 100,000 jobs since the president took office and that the cuts are partly tied to tariffs.