1:55A customer shops at an H-E-B food market, February 12, 2025 in Austin, Texas.Brandon Bell/Getty Images
According to an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos survey carried out utilizing Ipsos’ KnowledgePanel, the majority of Americans report increased spending on both groceries and utilities, and suggest that tariffs adversely impact inflation, the national economy, and their personal financial well-being.
With rising inflation, approximately 70% of Americans indicate they are expending more funds on food items compared to the previous year, while around 60% express increased spending on utility bills. An additional estimated 40% acknowledge higher expenditures on healthcare services, housing costs, and fuel expenses than in the preceding year.
Large portions of Democrats (89%), independents (73%), and Republicans (52%) state they are allocating more funds towards groceries this year. A higher proportion of Democrats, compared to independents or Republicans, reveal increased spending across all measured categories.
Additionally, women are more inclined than men to convey increased spending across each category in comparison to the prior year.
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One en route to the White House, November 2, 2025 after taking off from Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Fla.Samuel Corum/Getty Images
President Donald Trump has enacted substantial tariffs on international nations during his second term as president, and on Wednesday, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments regarding his utilization of emergency powers to enforce tariffs. In general, 65% of Americans express disapproval of Trump’s handling of tariffs, encompassing 96% of Democrats, 72% of independents, and 29% of Republicans.
More than 60% of Americans believe that the imposition of tariffs by the U.S. negatively affects domestic inflation, while approximately 60% also suggest it harms both the countries targeted by U.S. tariffs and the U.S. economy. A 55% majority expresses that tariffs adversely impact their household’s financial well-being.
A customer shops at an H-E-B grocery store, February 12, 2025 in Austin, Texas.Brandon Bell/Getty Images
A considerable portion of respondents asserts that tariffs are detrimental to U.S. manufacturing firms (45%) and individuals seeking employment within the U.S. (42%).
Significantly greater percentages of Democrats than independents or Republicans indicate that tariffs negatively impact each of the assessed groups, while the majority of independents express that tariffs harm inflation (68%), the U.S. economy (64%), nations subjected to U.S. tariffs (62%), and their individual household’s financial circumstances (59%). Roughly half of independents believe tariffs are detrimental to manufacturing businesses in the U.S. (49%), and a 46% plurality posits they harm U.S. job seekers.
A majority of Republicans asserts that tariffs benefit U.S. enterprises engaged in the production of goods (56%), and approximately half suggest they aid the overall U.S. economy and individuals seeking employment (49% each).
A considerable number of Republicans believes that tariffs have "no substantial effect" on their household’s financial position (39%), while a 46% plurality suggests they harm the nations on which the U.S. imposes tariffs, and a 35% plurality of Republicans claims tariffs exacerbate domestic inflation.
Methodology — This ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll was conducted online via the probability-based Ipsos KnowledgePanel® Oct. 24-28, 2025, in English and Spanish, among a random national sample of 2,725 U.S. adults and has a margin of error of plus or minus 1.9 percentage points, including the design effect. Error margins are larger for subgroups. The partisan divisions are 28% Democrats, 31% Republicans and 41% independents or something else.
Further information on ABC News’s survey methodology can be found here.
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