# Americans expect import tariffs to hurt the average household

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> Indexed question in Culture.

## Reading

Most Americans (60%) say that tariffs on U.S. imports will not make the average American better off, a September 2025 Verasight survey finds.

Another 23% say maybe, and 17% think they will.

## Topline

Will tariffs on US imports make the average American better off?

Americans expect import tariffs to hurt the average household.

- No: 59.6%
- Maybe: 23.0%
- Yes: 17.5%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2025-09-22 → 2025-09-29
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.3%
- Module: Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2025-119
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

- Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#impact-of-tariffs-on-us-imports-on-american-well-being](https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#impact-of-tariffs-on-us-imports-on-american-well-being)

## Citation

Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2025-119, fielded September 22-29, 2025, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.3%.

Canonical question URL: [https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#impact-of-tariffs-on-us-imports-on-american-well-being](https://reports.verasight.io/r/apsa-2025#impact-of-tariffs-on-us-imports-on-american-well-being)