Overview

• A Pew Research Center poll conducted Aug. 4–10 among 3,554 adults finds Trump’s approval at 38%, down nine points from January and three points from June.
• A Reuters/Ipsos six-day poll closing in mid-August of 4,446 adults records a 40% approval rating, matching his term low and falling seven points since his inauguration.
• An InsiderAdvantage survey conducted Aug. 15–17 around his Alaska summit with Vladimir Putin reports a 54% approval rating, standing apart from larger national polls.
• Pew data show substantial erosion among non-strong Republicans and GOP-leaning independents, with approval in those groups dropping from roughly 75% to 60% and from 95% to 85% among his own supporters.
• More than half of respondents in the Reuters/Ipsos poll, including one in five Republicans, say Trump is too closely aligned with Russia despite his Ukraine diplomacy.