Overview
- National surveys place Trump’s job approval in the low-to-mid 40s, including 41% approve and 59% disapprove in a Post/ABC/Ipsos poll and 39% approve and 58% disapprove in Economist/YouGov.
- The Economist/YouGov poll records his second-term low among white voters at 47% approve and 50% disapprove, signaling erosion within a key group.
- Yahoo/YouGov finds 60% disapprove of his handling of the economy — the series’ high — with similar 60% disapproval on trade and tariffs alongside recent actions involving Canada.
- An NBC News survey reports 52% blame Trump and congressional Republicans for the shutdown versus 42% who blame Democrats, with 34% saying their household has been affected; the CBO estimates roughly $14 billion in economic costs as CBS finds rising concern about national and personal impacts.
- NBC polling shows Democrats leading the generic congressional ballot 50–42, as 70% of voters say they want their 2026 vote to send a message about the president.