A new poll has found that most Americans have serious concerns about Donald Trump’s financial interests, with a vast majority believing he’s putting his own wealth ahead of the country’s needs.
According to a new survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, roughly six in 10 U.S. adults believe Trump has profited from the presidency either illegally or in ways they consider unethical. The survey also finds that 56% say he has prioritized his personal business interests “a lot.”
The poll, released Tuesday, found that 41% believe Trump has done something illegal, while another 18% say his conduct has been blatantly unethical. Another 21% say they don’t know enough to make a judgment.
The survey also found that Americans are more likely to believe Trump has prioritized his personal business interests than the country as a whole.
More than half of respondents, 56%, said Trump has prioritized his personal businesses “a lot” since returning to the White House in 2025. A similar 54% said he has given that much attention to the business interests of his friends and family.
By comparison, only 23% said he has prioritized the country as a whole. Just 11% said he has put that much emphasis on people like them.
The findings come as Trump’s family business has generated substantial revenue from new ventures, including cryptocurrency-related businesses and other deals. Those activities have raised questions about potential conflicts of interest and whether the presidency has benefited the Trump family financially.
As might be expected, views of Trump’s conduct differ significantly by party.
A large number of Democrats and independents believe Trump has done something illegal. Republicans are much more likely to say Trump has done nothing wrong or that they don’t know enough to judge.
The poll was conducted September 24–28 among 2,140 U.S. adults using NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak panel. The margin of sampling error was plus or minus 2.9 percentage points.
The results don’t establish whether Trump broke the law. But they do show that concerns about his personal financial interests extend beyond questions of legality, with a majority of Americans saying he has focused heavily on his own business interests.
