{"id":349110,"date":"2025-08-16T12:20:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T12:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/349110\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T12:20:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T12:20:10","slug":"how-president-trump-stacks-up-in-recent-approval-rating-polls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/349110\/","title":{"rendered":"How President Trump stacks up in recent approval rating polls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;right:0;bottom:0;width:100%;height:100%;z-index:2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/85655262007-20250814-vpc-washingtonians-protest-at-police-check-point-in-dc-thumb-00-00-02-06-still-.jpeg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>DC protests President Trump\u2019s crime crackdown and troop deployment<\/p>\n<p>Protesters in Washington, D.C., push back against President Donald Trump\u2019s crime crackdown and troop deployment.<\/p>\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/politics\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/news\/politics\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>&#8216;s support among Americans dropped to near-record lows in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/politics\/2025\/08\/14\/trumps-tariffs-and-one-big-beautiful-bill-face-more-opposition-than-support-as-his-job-rating-slips\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/politics\/2025\/08\/14\/trumps-tariffs-and-one-big-beautiful-bill-face-more-opposition-than-support-as-his-job-rating-slips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">new national poll<\/a>, the latest national survey released in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/08\/06\/president-trump-approval-rating-poll\/85546281007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/08\/06\/president-trump-approval-rating-poll\/85546281007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the past 30 days<\/a> giving Trump low marks.<\/p>\n<p>Pew Research Center&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/politics\/2025\/08\/14\/trumps-tariffs-and-one-big-beautiful-bill-face-more-opposition-than-support-as-his-job-rating-slips\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/politics\/2025\/08\/14\/trumps-tariffs-and-one-big-beautiful-bill-face-more-opposition-than-support-as-his-job-rating-slips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">survey<\/a> puts the president at a 38% approval rating, a nine-point drop from its early February poll at the beginning of his second term and three points down over the last two months. More than half (60%) say they disapprove of his job performance. Pollsters at Pew attribute the decline to &#8220;a combination of declining approval among his 2024 backers and adults who did not vote in November.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Pew&#8217;s survey was conducted Aug. 4-10 among 3,554 adults, and has a margin of error of \u00b11.8 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">More on the Pew poll: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/08\/14\/donald-trump-pew-research-center-approval-rating\/85663592007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trump&#8217;s approval rating dips again in new Pew survey, hits 38%<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s the latest in a string of national surveys released in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/08\/06\/president-trump-approval-rating-poll\/85546281007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/08\/06\/president-trump-approval-rating-poll\/85546281007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the past month<\/a> giving Trump record-low numbers, following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/07\/25\/trump-approval-rating-low-gallup-independents\/85375721007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/07\/25\/trump-approval-rating-low-gallup-independents\/85375721007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">37% approval<\/a> from a July 7-21 Gallup poll and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/07\/30\/donald-trump-approval-rating-sinks-reuters-ipsos-poll\/85435332007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/07\/30\/donald-trump-approval-rating-sinks-reuters-ipsos-poll\/85435332007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">40% approval rating<\/a> from a Reuters\/Ispos poll at the end of the month. A historical analysis by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/203198\/presidential-approval-ratings-donald-trump.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gallup shows Trump&#8217;s approval ratings<\/a>\u00a0in the first July of both of his terms are lower than those of any other modern president.<\/p>\n<p>Aggregations of recent approval polling from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/polls\/donald-trump-approval-rating-polls.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/approval\/donald-trump\/approval-rating\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RealClearPolitics<\/a>\u00a0place Trump&#8217;s approval between 44% and 45%, respectively, with a 53% and 51% disapproval, as of Aug. 14.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a round up of other recent polls:<\/p>\n<p>YouGov\/Economist poll<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>42% approve<\/li>\n<li>54% disapprove<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More than half of those surveyed said in the YouGov\/Economist poll that the country was on the wrong track and dissatisfied with the way American democracy is working.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the Texas redistricting crisis that has plagued the Lone Star state for nearly two weeks and sparked a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/08\/13\/congressional-seats-redistricting-2026\/85622742007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/08\/13\/congressional-seats-redistricting-2026\/85622742007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">race among Democrats and Republicans<\/a> in other states to redraw their own congressional maps, opinion was similarly low. More than 2\/3 said partisan gerrymandering should not be allowed, yet responses were more mixed when asked if it should be allowed in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/08\/14\/california-special-election-redistricting-gerrymandering\/85664690007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/08\/14\/california-special-election-redistricting-gerrymandering\/85664690007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">retaliation of another party<\/a> redrawing their own maps, with 35% saying it&#8217;s okay, and 30% disagreeing. Another 36% said they were not sure.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net\/documents\/econTabReport_Y7xe8fY.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/d3nkl3psvxxpe9.cloudfront.net\/documents\/econTabReport_Y7xe8fY.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">poll<\/a> was conducted Aug. 9-11 among 1,635 U.S. adults. It has a has a margin of error of \u00b13.5 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p>Morning Consult poll<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>45% approve<\/li>\n<li>51% disapprove<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Trump\u2019s approval rating remains at a second-term low for the Morning Consult poll, following the prior week&#8217;s similiar numbers. Yet approval of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/2025\/08\/06\/jobs-downward-revisions-data-trump-bls-chief\/85534445007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/2025\/08\/06\/jobs-downward-revisions-data-trump-bls-chief\/85534445007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the economy<\/a> saw a slight uptick, with voters disapproving of Trump\u2019s handling of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/2025\/07\/12\/economy-slow-second-half-2025\/84544138007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/2025\/07\/12\/economy-slow-second-half-2025\/84544138007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">economy and trade<\/a> by 1-point margins, compared to 6- and 4-point dips in attitudes on each issue, respectively, in the previous survey.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/pro.morningconsult.com\/trackers\/donald-trump-congress-policy-republicans-polling#source-of-this-data\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/pro.morningconsult.com\/trackers\/donald-trump-congress-policy-republicans-polling#source-of-this-data\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">poll<\/a> was conducted Aug. 8-10 among 2,200 registered U.S. voters. It has a has a margin of error of \u00b12 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p>CNBC poll<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>46% approve<\/li>\n<li>51% disapprove<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Among seven issues, Trump&#8217;s handling of inflation and the cost of living notched the lowest ratings in the poll, with 37% approving and 60% disapproving \u2212 unchanged from its April survey and a five-point drop since the beginning of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Opinions on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/2025\/07\/10\/trump-big-beautiful-bill-economy-impact\/84500014007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/2025\/07\/10\/trump-big-beautiful-bill-economy-impact\/84500014007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">taxes and federal government spending<\/a> were also underwater, at 40% and 38% approval each, followed by a 41% approval on the president&#8217;s foreign policy. Trump&#8217;s position on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/06\/08\/trump-invasion-border-crossings-wartime-powers\/83730925007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/06\/08\/trump-invasion-border-crossings-wartime-powers\/83730925007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">southern border with Mexico<\/a> was the most popular in the survey, collected a 53% positive response, while deportations and tariffs fell under the majority threshhold, with 49% and 45% approvals, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/pos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/250178-CNBC-AAES-Q2-2025-Topline-8-7-2025-Release.pdf\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/pos.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/250178-CNBC-AAES-Q2-2025-Topline-8-7-2025-Release.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">poll<\/a> was conducted by Hart Research Associates\/Public Opinion Strategies July 29-Aug. 3 among 1,000 adults. It has a margin of error of \u00b13.1 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p>Kathryn Palmer is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at <a href=\"mailto:kapalmer@usatoday.com\">kapalmer@usatoday.com<\/a> and on X @<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KathrynPlmr\">KathrynPlmr<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DC protests President Trump\u2019s crime crackdown and troop deployment Protesters in Washington, D.C., push back against President Donald&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":349111,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5311],"tags":[5492,6898,6907,11753,6897,6906,5483,32,33,5491,5498,5777,5786,6584,5775,5785,5179,6591,5487,123538,3841,5494,29714,285,125,5486,2861,2343,1426,14202,5776,1757,5181,49,978,659],"class_list":{"0":"post-349110","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-united-states","8":"tag-branch","9":"tag-campaigns","10":"tag-campaigns-u0026-elections","11":"tag-center","12":"tag-democratic","13":"tag-democratic-party","14":"tag-donald","15":"tag-donald-trump","16":"tag-elections","17":"tag-executive","18":"tag-executive-branch","19":"tag-modular","20":"tag-modular-story","21":"tag-negative","22":"tag-network","23":"tag-network-trending","24":"tag-overall","25":"tag-overall-negative","26":"tag-party","27":"tag-pew","28":"tag-pew-research-center","29":"tag-political","30":"tag-political-polls-u0026-surveys","31":"tag-politics","32":"tag-polls","33":"tag-republican","34":"tag-republican-party","35":"tag-research","36":"tag-story","37":"tag-surveys","38":"tag-trending","39":"tag-trump","40":"tag-u0026","41":"tag-united-states","42":"tag-us","43":"tag-usa"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115038416090294486","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=349110"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349110\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/349111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=349110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=349110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=349110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}