--- description: 72% feel the same way about the country as Trump does title: Most Americans Agree With Donald Trump, Poll Shows image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4f417eacd6fc7988/6988655c524fc0272cdf4b32/donald-trump14.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Donald Trump](/tag/donald-trump/) ## Donald Trump Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Most Americans Agree With Donald Trump, Poll Shows by [Victor Luckerson / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Victor Luckerson / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 24, 2015 8:03 PM CUT  Donald Trump speaks to the media before a campaign event in Columbia, S.C. on Sept. 23, 2015. Donald Trump speaks to the media before a campaign event in Columbia, S.C. on Sept. 23, 2015.Sean Rayford—Getty Images by [Victor Luckerson / Fortune](/author/fortune/) ## Victor Luckerson / Fortune Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 24, 2015 8:03 PM CUT Most Americans believe that the United States is not as great as it once was, which puts them in agreement with Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump. Seventy-two percent of Americans had that assessment of the country in a new survey by [Bloomberg Politics](http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-09-24/most-agree-with-trump-on-america-s-lost-greatness-bloomberg-poll-finds "undefined") — a view of the nation that is central to the Trump campaign. Thirty-seven percent of respondents to the survey also said that they would prefer to see a government outsider leading the country. Amongst the Republicans the desire for an outsider is even more pronounced, with 51% saying they want a candidate who hasn’t worked in government, but still has proven leadership skills. The results help explain why Trump continues to lead the large Republican field, with 21% of registered Republicans naming him their first choice for president in the Bloomberg poll. Following Trump is Ben Carson, another outsider, with a 16% share. Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, yet another outsider, came in fourth with an 11% share, with Jeb Bush edging her out slightly with 13%. Regarding the economy, 27% of Americans said their financial security is getting better, while 15% said theirs is getting worse. However, a whopping 70% said they’ve observed the gap between the wealthy and everyone else growing larger. _This_ [_article_](http://fortune.com/2015/09/24/america-donald-trump/ "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_Fortune.com_](http://fortune.com "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4049159/donald-trump-bloomberg-poll/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4049159/donald-trump-bloomberg-poll/"},"headline":"Most Americans Agree With Donald Trump, Poll Shows","datePublished":"2015-09-24T20:03:25.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T11:15:19.641Z","description":"72% feel the same way about the country as Trump does","url":"https://time.com/4049159/donald-trump-bloomberg-poll/","keywords":["Donald Trump","2016 Election topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4f417eacd6fc7988/6988655c524fc0272cdf4b32/donald-trump14.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Victor Luckerson / Fortune"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4f417eacd6fc7988/6988655c524fc0272cdf4b32/donald-trump14.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Donald Trump speaks to the media before a campaign event in Columbia, S.C. on Sept. 23, 2015.","caption":"Donald Trump speaks to the media before a campaign event in Columbia, S.C. on Sept. 23, 2015.","creditText":"Sean Rayford—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/donald-trump/","name":"Donald Trump"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4049159/donald-trump-bloomberg-poll/","name":"Most Americans Agree With Donald Trump, Poll Shows"}}]}] ```