Fox News Poll: Democratic Unity, Republican Crossovers Shape Ohio Senate Race
President Donald Trump carried Ohio by more than 11 percentage points in 2024, but a new Fox News survey finds his standing in the Buckeye State has deteriorated — a development that is benefitting Democrat Sherrod Brown in the Senate race.
By a 15-point margin, Ohioans view Trump negatively: 42% hold a favorable opinion and 57% an unfavorable one. That’s more than a 20-point swing compared to his +6 net positive rating (52-46%) in the November 2024 Ohio Fox News Voter Analysis election survey.
The poll of Ohio voters, released Wednesday, finds Trump’s ratings are about on par with views of Republican incumbent Senator Jon Husted (41% favorable, 50% unfavorable), while challenger and former Ohio Senator Brown is viewed significantly more positively (53% vs. 44%).
That helps Brown outperform Husted by a 53% to 45% margin in the race to fill the state’s Senate seat. His 8-point lead is outside the poll’s margin of sampling error.
"Ohioans are feeling the impact of the policies Jon Husted and this administration have supported," said Ohio AFL-CIO President Tim Burga. "Our grocery bills are higher, gas and energy is more expensive and Ohioans are losing healthcare coverage at the highest rate in the country. Sherrod has a proven history of fighting for us while taking on billionaires and big corporations."