How President Trump stacks up in recent approval rating polls

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President Donald Trump’s support among Americans dropped to near-record lows in a new national poll, the latest national survey released in the past 30 days giving Trump low marks.

Pew Research Center’s survey 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 “a combination of declining approval among his 2024 backers and adults who did not vote in November.”

Pew’s survey was conducted Aug. 4-10 among 3,554 adults, and has a margin of error of ±1.8 percentage points.

It’s the latest in a string of national surveys released in the past month giving Trump record-low numbers, following a 37% approval from a July 7-21 Gallup poll and a 40% approval rating from a Reuters/Ispos poll at the end of the month. A historical analysis by Gallup shows Trump’s approval ratings in the first July of both of his terms are lower than those of any other modern president.

Aggregations of recent approval polling from The New York Times and RealClearPolitics place Trump’s approval between 44% and 45%, respectively, with a 53% and 51% disapproval, as of Aug. 14.

Here’s a round up of other recent polls:

YouGov/Economist poll

42% approve
54% disapprove

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.

When asked about the Texas redistricting crisis that has plagued the Lone Star state for nearly two weeks and sparked a race among Democrats and Republicans 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 retaliation of another party redrawing their own maps, with 35% saying it’s okay, and 30% disagreeing. Another 36% said they were not sure.

The poll was conducted Aug. 9-11 among 1,635 U.S. adults. It has a has a margin of error of ±3.5 percentage points.

Morning Consult poll

45% approve
51% disapprove

Trump’s approval rating remains at a second-term low for the Morning Consult poll, following the prior week’s similiar numbers. Yet approval of the economy saw a slight uptick, with voters disapproving of Trump’s handling of the economy and trade by 1-point margins, compared to 6- and 4-point dips in attitudes on each issue, respectively, in the previous survey.

The poll was conducted Aug. 8-10 among 2,200 registered U.S. voters. It has a has a margin of error of ±2 percentage points.

CNBC poll

46% approve
51% disapprove

Among seven issues, Trump’s handling of inflation and the cost of living notched the lowest ratings in the poll, with 37% approving and 60% disapproving − unchanged from its April survey and a five-point drop since the beginning of the year.

Opinions on taxes and federal government spending were also underwater, at 40% and 38% approval each, followed by a 41% approval on the president’s foreign policy. Trump’s position on the southern border with Mexico 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.

The poll was conducted by Hart Research Associates/Public Opinion Strategies July 29-Aug. 3 among 1,000 adults. It has a margin of error of ±3.1 percentage points.

Kathryn Palmer is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at kapalmer@usatoday.com and on X @KathrynPlmr.