Polls: Trump Hits His Lowest Approval Rating
New polls out today show President Donald J. Trump at an all-time low and significantly losing steam within his own party.
A record-high 73% of US adults say that President Donald Trump hasn’t paid enough attention to the country’s most important problems, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds, with just 27% saying he’s had the right priorities.
Roughly two-thirds of Americans think that Trump’s policies have worsened economic conditions and that his military decisions in Iran have hurt the US. Around three-quarters say the president is not in touch with the problems ordinary Americans face in their daily lives.
Trump’s overall approval rating, 34%, matches the career low he last saw at the close of his first term, following the January 6, 2021, insurrection. Half of Americans now strongly disapprove of him, a high across his terms, with a record-low 15% strongly approving.
Within his own party, his approval rating has hit a new low at 78% among Republicans, and just 19% of Republicans say they’re enthusiastic about the rest of his second term, down from 38% last spring.
President Trump’s approval rating has hit its lowest mark in the poll conducted by The Economist/YouGov since he returned to office last year.
In the poll, 34 percent of respondents said that they either “somewhat” or “strongly” back Trump’s job performance, while 62 percent said they either “strongly” or “somewhat” do not back his job performance. Four percent were unsure about his job performance.
According to YouGov, the 34 percent backing Trump’s efforts in his role is “tied” with a historic low throughout both Trump terms in its polling.
Trump and the GOP are facing rocky political territory as they head into this year’s midterm elections, with Americans largely disapproving of the U.S. war in Iran in recent polling.
Polls also suggest concerns about the economy, as stubborn inflation has been exacerbated by rising gas and fertilizer prices caused by the disturbance to the oil market by the Iran war.
According to a polling average from Decision Desk HQ, Trump’s approval rating was sitting at 41 percent as of Tuesday evening, while his disapproval rating was at 56.9 percent.
