A national Fox News/NORC poll finds improving the economy is voters’ top priority and that many voters want 2028 candidates to break with President Donald Trump’s style and policies.
The Fox News/NORC study, published Nov. 4, 2026, reports the NORC Civic Health & Elections Project survey was conducted Oct. 26–Nov. 3, 2026, with 113,020 interviews; the margin of sampling error for the national sample was ±0.5 percentage points for voters and ±1.2 percentage points for nonvoters, the poll says.
On the question of whether future presidents should emulate Mr. Trump, the poll found wide differences by partisan subgroup: nearly 4 in 10 MAGA Republicans want a successor to emulate both Trump’s policies and his style, and about half of MAGA Republicans want the next president to follow his policies alone. Among non‑MAGA Republicans, 45% want his policies to continue but only about 15% want a president with the same style. Six in 10 independents want the next president to break with both Trump’s policies and his style, and few Democrats want either his style or his policies repeated, the survey reports.
Overall, the poll said half of voters want a successor who does not emulate Trump’s style or follow his policies, 26% want a president who will carry on his policies, and 12% want a president who will copy both his policies and his style. The poll also notes President Trump’s approval rating at 39%.
Looking beyond the White House, the survey found voters across party lines name improving economic conditions as the most important issue for the country to address over the next five years. Six in 10 voters said they are holding steady financially, about 3 in 10 said they are falling behind, and roughly 1 in 10 said they are getting ahead.
Asked what newly elected officials should prioritize first in 2027, 3 in 10 voters said grocery costs, about 2 in 10 cited gas prices, and a similar share named healthcare and prescription drug costs. Slightly fewer named housing costs, and about 1 in 10 identified electricity and other utility costs.
The poll found voters are divided on artificial intelligence: about 4 in 10 said AI will be harmful to the U.S. economy over the next 10 years, while about 3 in 10 expect benefits. About 4 in 10 said they are extremely or very concerned about the effect of data centers on local utility prices, and roughly half expressed concern about data centers’ effects on pollution, land development or local health, the survey reports.
On governance and reform, the poll found majorities across parties support term limits for Congress and Supreme Court justices. Democrats were more likely than Republicans or independents to support abolishing the Electoral College and to say the Supreme Court needs reform. The poll also found most Republicans support limiting mail voting to people physically unable to vote in person, with higher support among MAGA Republicans (63%) than non‑MAGA Republicans (40%), while Democrats oppose that idea, the report says.
The Fox News story cites the full NORC cross‑tabulations for additional subgroup results and methodological details.
Jon Ross Myers is the executive editor and publisher of the Mississippi News Network, Mississippi's largest digital only media company. He can be reached at editor@tippahnews.com
