{"id":12640,"date":"2026-05-08T12:30:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/2026\/05\/08\/trump-approval-rating-latest-poll-finds-record-high-disapproval-el-paso-times\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T12:30:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:30:14","slug":"trump-approval-rating-latest-poll-finds-record-high-disapproval-el-paso-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpinitiate.com\/echo-test\/demo973e36f5\/2026\/05\/08\/trump-approval-rating-latest-poll-finds-record-high-disapproval-el-paso-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump approval rating: Latest poll finds record-high disapproval – El Paso Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

May 8, 2026, 5:43 a.m. MT<\/p>\n

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President Donald Trump’s<\/a> approval rating continues to trend more negative in several recent polls.<\/p>\n

In an NPR\/PBS News\/Marist poll<\/a>\u00a0released May 6, found record-high disapproval for Trump at 59%, compared to 37% who approve. The poll also found high disapproval numbers for how Trump is handling Iran and how the president is handling the economy.<\/p>\n

The poll also found the majority of Americans say their local cost of living is not very affordable (44%) or not affordable at all (12%), while eight in ten Americans say they feel either a major (33%) or minor strain (48%) on their household budget due to the current price of gas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The poll surveyed 1,322 respondents from Apr. 27-30 with a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at Trump’s other approval ratings.<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump approval rating<\/h2>\n

Trump’s\u00a0approval rating<\/a>\u00a0has been net negative for about a year and has been fluctuating but trending more negative over the last several months. Here is Trump’s average approval rating on May 6, according to aggregators:<\/p>\n