By Valerie Bauman Social Affairs Reporter For Dailymail.com
Published: 17:26 BST, 30 April 2019 | Updated: 17:59 BST, 30 April 2019
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A majority (54 percent) of Americans feel they have not personally benefited much or at all from U.S. economic growth since Donald Trump took office – but the wealthiest Americans are the most likely say they've been enriched over the past two years, according to a new survey.
Overall, 12 percent of Americans say they've benefited a 'great deal,' while 31 percent say they've seen 'some' personal improvement from the economic upturn, according to the survey of 801 adults by Monmouth University Poll.
However, results broke dramatically along socioeconomic lines, with just 34 percent of those making less than $50,000 a year and 41 percent of those earning $50,000-$100,000 saying they have benefited at least somewhat from the economy's upswing.
By comparison, 58 percent of those earning more than $100,000 a year say they have benefited.
This graph illustrates what share of Americans believe they have benefited - and how much - from the economic upturn that has occurred since Trump took office
Overall, 18 percent of Americans believe that middle-class families have benefited 'a lot' from Trump's policies so far, while 37 percent say they've benefited 'a little' and another 36 percent say they haven't seen any improvement in their situation.
'There just isn't a sense that Donald Trump has come to the rescue of the middle class. He has his staunch defenders, but there hasn't been any clear success in winning over the public on bread-and-butter issues,' said Patrick Murray, director of the independent Monmouth University Polling Institute.
Among all Americans, 58 percent said that wealthy families have benefited a great deal from Trump's policies, while 22 percent say they've
