More Americans now trust Democrats to handle the economy over Republicans, according to a Napolitan News Service poll released Friday.
The latest poll shows that 39% of U.S. voters trust the Democratic Party more than the GOP on the economy, marking a 5-point increase from March. Meanwhile, 36% of voters say they trust Republicans more, down 1 point from March and down 7 points from February. (RELATED: Democrats Hold Advantage On Economy For First Time Since 2010, Poll Finds)
The poll releases as the ongoing war in Iran has exacerbated affordability concerns across the nation.
The survey also found that 39% of voters trust Democrats more on inflation, while 35% trust Republicans more. Since May 2025, Republicans had previously led by 2 to 7 points on inflation, according to the poll.
Of those surveyed, 40% of voters said they trust the GOP more on national security, compared to 36% who said they trust the Democratic Party more. Republicans led by 16 points at 45%, while Democrats notched just 29% in April, according to survey results.
Crime is the only other crucial issue where Republicans are currently leading, with 41% of respondents saying they trust Republicans more, while 35% said they trust Democrats more.
“The American economy has been resilient under President Trump because his economic agenda has a proven track record – this same agenda of tax cuts, deregulation, and tariffs unleashed historic job, wage, and economic growth during the first Trump term,” White House spokesman Kush Desai told the Daily Caller News Foundation in a statement on Friday. “Americans can rest assured that as this agenda continues taking effect, and as Congress passes more of the President’s healthcare and housing affordability agenda, the best is yet to come in the second Trump term.”
Gas prices above $6 per gallon are displayed at Chevron and Shell stations in Monterey Park, California, on April 30, 2026. (Photo by Frederic J. BROWN / AFP via Getty Images)
The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index — the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge — climbed 0.7% in March from February, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) reported on Thursday. Excluding food and energy costs, the PCE price index increased 0.3% in March, according to the BEA’s estimates.
U.S. gas prices are currently at the highest level since late July 2022, according to American Automobile Association (AAA) data. The national average price of gas hit $4.3 per gallon on Thursday, up from an average of $4.031 per gallon last week, according to AAA.
The U.S. economy did grow in the first quarter of the year. Real gross domestic product increasing at an annualized rate of 2.0%, according to advance estimates released Thursday by the BEA.
The White House has continued to defend President Donald Trump’s economy, claiming in a Thursday fact sheet that he “has put American jobs, American manufacturing, and American prosperity first” thus far in his second term.
The Napolitan News Service poll surveyed 1,000 registered U.S. voters from April 29-30. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the fieldwork for the survey.
The survey’s margin of error is plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
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