Overview

• Newsweek’s tracker places the president at a record net -11 approval, with 43% approving and 54% disapproving, down from -6 a week earlier.
• A Quinnipiac survey finds 37% approve and 55% disapprove, a net -18 that marks his lowest rating of the term in polling conducted Aug. 21–25.
• YouGov/Economist reports that 70% of adults hold strong views, with 47% strongly disapproving versus 23% strongly approving, as Republican strong approval has fallen from 71% in January to 54%.
• Gallup highlights an unprecedented partisan split on national satisfaction, with 76% of Republicans satisfied versus roughly 0% of Democrats, alongside a 92-point party gap in job approval.
• Issue polling shows persistent weakness on the economy and inflation, broad opposition to tariffs, and skepticism of federal control and National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C., with approval among college graduates sliding to 28% in August.