President Trump’s America First Economic Priorities Are Winning Over Voters

By Manzanita Miller

As inflation slows and Americans begin to reap the benefits of President Donald Trump’s America First approach to creating jobs for native-born workers, voters are rallying behind the president’s approach.  

A new survey shows a majority of voters, including a majority of Hispanics, Blacks, young people, and independents, favor the Trump Administration’s focus on raising employment among native-born Americans even if there are losses for foreign-born workers. Voters also trust Republicans over Democrats to handle the economy, and swing voters are moving toward the right compared to midterm elections in 2022 and 2018.  

The survey, conducted by Quantus Insights Aug. 11-14 among 1,000 registered voters finds strong support for President Trump’s approach to adding jobs for native-born citizens. Americans say by 33-points — 51 percent to 18 percent — they support the president’s policies that prioritize jobs for native-born Americans. 32 percent say they are neutral on the issue.   

According to a Jul. 3 White House press release, native-born employment has risen by over 2 million jobs since January, while foreign-born employment has dropped by half a million. The White House noted that during the same period in 2024, foreign-born workers were securing as many as 48 percent of new jobs created under the Biden Administration. Now, due to President Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration, virtually all of the job gains this year have gone to native-born citizens.

Majorities of swing votes, including young people, Hispanics, Blacks, independents and moderates all support the Trump Administration’s priority of raising employment among U.S.-born workers first, with only Democrats and liberals opposing the strategy, according to the survey.

Blacks say by 30 points, 42 percent to 12 percent, they support the Trump Administration’s labor policies, and Hispanics support the Administration’s policies by 28 points, 49 percent to 21 percent. 

Young people 18-29 support the Trump Administration’s labor policies prioritizing American-born workers by 30 points, 47 percent to 17 percent, and voters age 30-44 support the administration’s policies by 43 points, 57 percent to 14 percent. 

Independents support the administration labor policies by 29 points, 43 percent to 14 percent, and moderates support the policies by 25 points, 42 percent to 17 percent.

The survey also shows voters trust Republicans over Democrats to handle the economy by five points, 42 percent to 37 percent.

While the survey shows a narrow lead for Democrats in the generic Congressional ballot — 45 percent to 42 percent — there is reason to believe Democrats could suffer significantly compared to the previous midterm cycles. Swing voters appear to be moving toward the right according to the survey.  

Black voters — while still broadly planning to support Democrats in the survey — are showing one of the largest shifts toward Congressional Republicans compared to how they voted in the 2022 midterm cycle. The Quantus survey reveals 17 percent of Black Americans plan to support Republicans, while 74 percent plan to support Democrats, which translates to Democrats winning their vote by 57 points.  

This is a substantial shift from just three years ago, when Democrats won Black voters by 73 points, 86 percent to 13 percent. This would cut Democrats’ advantage over Republicans from 73 points to 57 points, a sixteen-point difference. Compared to 2018, the shift is even larger. Democrats won Black voters by 79 points, 90 percent to eleven percent, just eight years ago.

Young people are also showing much more interest in voting red next election cycle than they have in previous midterm cycles. The Quantus survey shows young voters still supporting Democrats next year, but by only 15 points, 52 percent to 37 percent. Just three years ago, Democrats won young people by 28 points, 63 percent to 35 percent according to CNN exit polls. This would cut Democrats’ advantage over Republicans from 28 points to 15 points.    

While Democrats and some in the GOP-establishment have fought President Trump every step of the way on his America First economic agenda, real job gains among Americans are rallying voters behind the president’s priorities. The public strongly favors Trump’s focus on raising employment among native-born Americans, including a broad coalition of swing voters.

Though Democrats cling to a narrow lead in the generic Congressional ballot, it is possible that could change by election season next year. Republicans are still favored to handle the economy, and economic issues are front and center for voters. What is more, swing voter groups plan to vote for Democrats at significantly lower rates than they have in past elections, calling into question Democrats’ ability to regain control of Congress in 2026.

Manzanita Miller is the senior political analyst at Americans for Limited Government Foundation.

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