Trump’s policies are a “great deal” responsible for the current state of the economy, believed 35 percent, while 33 percent thought his agenda is “somewhat” responsible.
People seemed cautious, however, to describe the economy in too rosy terms, with 18 percent rating it “very good” and 46 percent “somewhat good.”
Only nine percent, on the other hand, rated the economy “very bad.”
People also tended to be optimistic about their economic future over the next year or two, with 42 percent expressing optimism and 33 percent pessimism.
The unemployment figure can be deceiving, as it does not include those who haven’t sought a job over the previous four weeks.
Trump ran on a core promise of reviving the economy and the promising results boost his agenda in the upcoming midterm elections.
Including two special elections, there will be 35 Senate seats up for grabs come election day on Nov. 6. Of those, 23 are currently held by Democrats and two by independents—Bernie Sanders and Angus King, who are allied with Democrats. Republicans hold eight seats.
In addition, voters will decide on all 435 voting seats in the House of Representatives, where Republicans currently hold 235 seats versus the Democrats’ 193.
Trump has recently dedicated a significant portion of his speeches to the midterms.
The YouGov poll, conducted on May 16-18, showed 48 percent of adults are “very likely” to vote in the midterms.
Respondents largely believed Congressional candidates should focus on their agenda, whether left- or right-leaning, as a priority, rather than supporting or opposing Trump’s agenda. Especially among the mix of Democrats and independents, only 28 percent believed opposing Trump’s agenda should be the candidates’ first priority.