Overview
- A Pew Research Center poll released Oct. 8, 2026 found that 30% of Americans approve of President Trump’s job performance while 68% disapprove.
- The survey, conducted Sept. 28–Oct. 4, 2026, sampled 5,062 adults and has a margin of error of ±1.6 percentage points.
- Only 35% of respondents say they are very or somewhat confident in Trump to make good decisions about economic policy, a drop from earlier in his term.
- Support within his own 2024 voters has slipped to 67%, with larger declines among younger voters and Hispanic backers.
- Seventy percent of Americans express little or no confidence that Trump separates his business interests from presidential decisions, and Democrats hold an eight-point lead on a generic congressional ballot, raising risks for Republican control in narrowly divided races.