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Trump Approval Hits Second-Term Low as Disapproval Tops 54%

Economic pressures have pushed public dissatisfaction to a new peak in his second term.

President Donald Trump listens during an event to sign an executive order restarting the Presidential Fitness Test in public schools, Thursday, July 31, 2025, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington.
President Donald Trump gestures as he departs from the South Lawn of the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews, Md., Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, in Washington.

Overview

  • Zogby finds 43% approval versus 54% disapproval (net -11) and ActiVote records 44.5% approval with 52.1% disapproval, its highest disapproval rating of the year.
  • Reuters/Ipsos and YouGov/Economist place his approval at 40% with disapproval at 56% and 55%, respectively.
  • Polls of registered or likely voters average a 47.4% approval, more than six points above the 41% average in all-adult samples, a gap largely driven by noncitizen responses.
  • Support among parents plummeted from 64% in May to 50% in July as federal budget proposals slashed funding for Head Start and other child-care services.
  • A Justice Department memo confirming Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 suicide and absence of a "client list" has intensified bipartisan demands for transparency without bolstering presidential support.