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May 28<\/span>Trump logged a 39% approval rating in Emerson\u2019s May poll<\/a>, down from 40% in April, while his disapproval rating declined one point, to 55% (the survey of 1,000 likely voters was conducted May 24-25 and has a margin of error of 3).<\/p>\n

May 27<\/span>Trump had a 34% approval rating and 59% disapproval rating in the weekly Economist\/YouGov poll<\/a>, compared to a 37%\/57% approval\/disapproval rating in the groups\u2019 previous survey (the latest poll of 1,520 U.S. adults was conducted May 22-26 and has a margin of error of 3.6).<\/p>\n

The poll found the majority of Republicans, 52%, and a plurality of MAGA supporters, 45%, oppose the controversial fund set up by the Justice Department to pay people who believe they\u2019ve been victimized by the government.<\/p>\n

Republican lawmakers have also revolted against Trump over the fund, which was established to settle Trump\u2019s lawsuit against the IRS and is widely expected to offer taxpayer-funded payments to Jan. 6 rioters and other Trump allies. <\/p>\n

May 20<\/span>In the only poll to show an improvement in Trump\u2019s standings this week, the president\u2019s approval rating increased four points, to 37%, from a second-term record low of 33% in mid-April in the latest Associated Press-NORC poll conducted May 14-18 (the survey of 1,117 U.S. adults has a margin of error of 3.8).<\/p>\n

His approval rating on the economy also improved slightly, from 30% to 33%, down from 40% shortly after he took office last year.<\/p>\n

May 20<\/span>Trump\u2019s approval rating decreased four points from mid-April, to 34%, and his disapproval rating increased three points, to 58%, a record-low approval rating for Trump in Quinnipiac\u2019s polling<\/a> (the survey of 1,106 registered voters was conducted May 14-18 and has a margin of error of 3.7).<\/p>\n

Trump also logged his lowest approval rating on the economy to date, 33%, down from 38% in mid-April.<\/p>\n

May 20<\/span>Trump had a 39% overall job approval rating and a 61% disapproval rating in a Fox News poll<\/a>, while the majority of voters surveyed said they disapproved of all five of the issues the poll asked about: border security, foreign policy, the economy, inflation and Trump\u2019s summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing last week. <\/p>\n

His overall approval rating has declined three points since Fox\u2019s April poll and his disapproval rating has ticked up three points.<\/p>\n

Fifty-eight percent said the cost of living is their top economic concern, up from 50% in February, while 77% said the economy is in bad shape, compared to 73% who said so last month (the survey of 1,002 registered voters was conducted May 15-18 and has a margin of error of 3).<\/p>\n

May 19<\/span>Trump logged a 35% approval rating in the latest Reuters\/Ipsos poll<\/a>, one point below his approval rating in the groups\u2019 poll earlier this month, and one point above his 34% record-low for his second term (the survey of 1,271 U.S. adults was conducted May 15-18 and has a margin of error of 3).<\/p>\n

The share of Republicans who disapprove of his job performance has increased to 21% from 5% shortly after he took office in January 2025, while the share of Republicans who said Trump was doing a good job has decreased three points from earlier this month, to 79%, and is down from 91% at the start of his term.<\/p>\n

May 18<\/span>Trump\u2019s overall 37% approval rating and 59% disapproval rating in the Times\/Siena poll<\/a> coincides with a majority disapproval rating on five key issues the survey asked about: immigration, the economy, the Israel-Palestine conflict, the war in Iran and the cost of living (the survey of 1,507 registered voters was taken May 11-15 and has a 2.8-point margin of error).<\/p>\n

No president\u2019s approval rating has fallen below 38% for more than a few days in the past 17 years, according to New York Times\u2019 averages.<\/p>\n

Nearly half of respondents (49%) rate the economy as \u201cpoor,\u201d an 11-point increase from January, while 27% said it is \u201conly fair,\u201d 18% rated it \u201cgood\u201d and 4% said it is \u201cexcellent.\u201d<\/p>\n

Only 28% said Trump has handled the cost of living well, a six-point decrease since January, while the share of Republicans who said Trump has handled the cost of living well has declined 14 points since the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n

May 13<\/span>Trump\u2019s net approval rating dipped to -18.9, a record low for his second term, in Nate Silver\u2019s Silver Bulletin polling average<\/a>, following a string of surveys that show Americans have never been more negative about Trump\u2019s job performance. <\/p>\n

Trump has a 58.1% disapproval rating and 38.5% approval rating.<\/p>\n

May 11<\/span>Trump\u2019s approval rating improved two points, to 36%, from the 34% record low it reached at the end of April in Reuters\/Ipsos polling<\/a>, while 63% said they disapprove of Trump\u2019s job performance (the poll of 1,254 U.S. adults was conducted May 8-11 and has a margin of error of 3).<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s weekly approval rating hasn\u2019t risen above 36% since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, after previously hovering at around 40% since last summer.<\/p>\n

The war with Iran negatively impacts views of both Trump and Republicans: 66% of respondents, including 30% of Republicans and 73% of independents, said Trump hasn\u2019t clearly explained his goals for the war.<\/p>\n

Three-quarters of respondents, including half of Republicans, said his administration is at least partly to blame for high gas prices, which have gone up 50% since the start of the conflict, while 65% said they believe Republicans are more responsible for the rise in gas prices versus Democrats, and 80% said they expect gas prices to go up more.<\/p>\n

May 10<\/span>Fifty-three percent of respondents to a Financial Times poll<\/a> have an unfavorable view of Trump, compared to 41% who have a favorable view, while 51% disapprove of his handling of jobs and the economy (the poll of 3,167 registered voters was conducted May 1-5 and has a 2.1-point margin of error).<\/p>\n

May 6<\/span>Trump\u2019s disapproval rating has increased two points, to 59%, since March and five points since December in the latest NPR\/PBS News\/Marist survey<\/a> and his approval rating has dropped one point, to 37%, from March and December (the latest survey of 1,322 U.S. adults was conducted April 27-30 and has a 3.1-point margin of error).<\/p>\n

His approval rating is a record low in the groups\u2019 monthly polling during Trump\u2019s second term.<\/p>\n

More Americans\u2014including Republicans\u2014disapprove of Trump\u2019s handling of the Iran war and the economy since March. <\/p>\n

His disapproval rating on Iran has increased from 54% in March to 60% among all poll respondents and to 22%, from 15%, among Republicans.<\/p>\n

Sixty-one percent of Americans and 23% of Republicans disapprove of his handling of the economy, up from 58% and 17% in March, respectively. <\/p>\n

May 5<\/span>Trump had a 41% approval rating and 55% disapproval rating in a Forbes\/HarrisX poll<\/a> that found the majority disapprove of his handling of inflation, the economy and tariffs and trade (the poll of 2,512 U.S. adults has a margin of error of 1.95).<\/p>\n

May 3<\/span>Only 37% of American adults approved of Trump\u2019s job performance in a new Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll conducted between April 24-28 (a survey of 2,560 adults with a 2 percentage point margin of error), while his disapproval rating reached a new high at 62%.<\/p>\n

The poll found significant disapproval rates for key issues leading up to the midterm elections in November\u201476% of respondents disapproved of his handling of the cost of living in the U.S., 72% disapproved of his handling of inflation and 66% disapproved of the war with Iran\u2014days after the same pollsters<\/a> found 61% of adults called the war a \u201cmistake.\u201d<\/p>\n

The poll also shows Democrats maintaining their strongest advantage in the pollsters\u2019 surveys so far for retaking the House, with 49% of respondents saying they would vote for Democratic candidates versus 44% who said they would vote for Republicans\u2014up from a two-point advantage held in February.<\/p>\n

May 1<\/span>Trump\u2019s approval rating hit a record low of 34% in Pew Research Center polling<\/a>, at least the third poll this week to show his poll numbers are at an all-time low for his second term (the survey of 5,103 voters was conducted April 20-26 and has a margin of error of 1.6).<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not just Democrats who disapprove of Trump\u2014he is losing support among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents, with 68% approving of the way he is handling his job, down from 73% in January.<\/p>\n

April 29<\/span>Trump\u2019s approval rating hit a new record low<\/a> in Reuters\/Ipsos polling, sinking to 34%, down two points from the groups\u2019 mid-April poll (the survey of 1,629 U.S. adults was conducted April 24-27 and has a margin of error of 2.9).<\/p>\n

Approval of Trump\u2019s handling of cost-of-living declined two points from the previous poll, to 22%, as gas prices have spiked since the start of the Iran war at the end of February, reaching a four-year high on Thursday at $4.30 a gallon. <\/p>\n

April 29<\/span>Trump\u2019s approval rating dipped two points from March, to 40%, and his disapproval rating increased five points, to 56%, according to the latest Emerson College survey<\/a> of 1,000 likely voters conducted April 24-26 (the poll has a margin of error of 3).<\/p>\n

The survey is the latest to show Trump has failed to appease voters\u2019 economic concerns, with his disapproval rating on the economy increasing seven points, to 56%, since this time last year, though his approval rating has improved by one point, to 38%.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s approval rating with Hispanic voters has swung dramatically, with 70% disapproving and 29% approving now, compared to a 44% disapproval and 41% approval rating at this time last year. <\/p>\n

April 28<\/span>Trump\u2019s 42% approval rating is his lowest in the past year and down one point from March, according to an April Harvard CAPS\/HarrisX poll<\/a>, which found support for his actions in Iran is growing, despite concern across both parties about rising gas prices (the online survey of 2,745 registered voters was taken April 23-26 and has a margin of error of 2). <\/p>\n

Eight-five percent of voters are concerned that higher gas prices will lead to an increase in the cost of living, and just over half (52%) of voters say the economy is worse under Trump than it was under President Joe Biden. <\/p>\n

Contrary to most other polls, the survey found 52% support U.S. airstrikes against Iran.<\/p>\n

A plurality, 35%, say the war has no clear direction, but back the U.S.\u2019s efforts to force Iran to give up its enriched uranium.<\/p>\n

April 28<\/span>Trump\u2019s approval rating dropped one point, to 37%, and his disapproval rating increased five points, to 59%, in the Economist\/YouGov\u2019s weekly survey<\/a> of 1,836 U.S. adults taken April 24-27 (margin of error 3.2), compared to the previous week\u2019s survey.<\/p>\n

April 27<\/span>Trump\u2019s 44%\/53% approval\/disapproval rating in Morning Consult\u2019s weekly poll<\/a> was unchanged from the prior week.<\/p>\n

His approval rating among Republicans remains strong at 86% with six months until the midterm election, though 64% of independents disapprove of his job performance (the poll of 2,201 registered votes was taken April 24-27 and has a margin of error of 2).<\/p>\n

April 19<\/span>Only 37% of adults had a positive view of Trump\u2019s presidency, according to an NBC News<\/a> poll, a new low for the network\u2019s in-house polls, while a 63% majority disapproved of his job performance.<\/p>\n

The same poll found most respondents disapproved of how Trump has handled the war in Iran, with 54% strongly disapproving in addition to another 13% who somewhat disapproved.<\/p>\n

A majority of respondents also disapproved of the way Trump was handling economic issues like inflation and cost of living as the Iran war drives up prices for gasoline and other products, with 52% strongly disapproving\u2014up from 44% strong disapproval when this poll was taken in April last year.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Trump\u2019s approval rating is similar to former President Joe Biden\u2019s at this point in his term. Biden had a 41% approval rating in May 2022, according to Gallup.<\/a><\/p>\n

41%. That was Trump\u2019s approval rating the week of 28-June 3, 2018, during his first term, according to Gallup<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Trump began his second term with a 52% approval rating and 43% disapproval rating, according to The New York Times\u2019 polling average. He experienced a sharp drop in support with the announcement of his so-called \u201cLiberation Day\u201d tariffs in April last year, and again since the start of the Iran war at the end of February. Voters\u2019 economic concerns have remained high throughout Trump\u2019s second term, and the Iran war has coincided with an increase in negative views of the economy as gas prices have skyrocketed since the start of the conflict. Trump\u2019s sagging approval rating comes as Democrats have a chance at outperforming Republicans in midterms, with Emerson\u2019s May poll showing Democrats with a 9-point advantage on the generic congressional ballot, though 9% of voters were undecided. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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