Donald Trump largely got a second chance at the presidency due to a deep dissatisfaction with the economy. It turns out his tariff policy has not eased fears and in fact may be fueling deeper anxieties among voters.

It is one of the few issues where a significant number of Republican voters are willing to break with the president. Notably, independent voters are also spooked by tariff uncertainty.

While public opinion polling in the aggregate has illustrated these trends, few polls have probed how Red State voters are reacting to Trump’s tariff policies. Once a prized bellwether state, Ohio has now voted solidly Republican in the last three elections, including a double-digit margin of victory for Trump in 2024.

Yet, our poll of Buckeye voters finds Trump is currently underwater and the tariffs are a major reason why.

A majority of Ohio voters (51 percent) believe the Trump tariff policies will personally hurt them and just 1 in 4 think his tariff policies will benefit them. About half think the tariffs will hurt the United States (49 percent), while 38 percent think the country will benefit from them.

This is somewhat vexing as Trump had long indicated he would engage in an........

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