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Trump Approval Stuck in Mid-40s as Disapproval Tops 50%

Despite slight rebounds among millennials alongside gains in the Black community, national approval remains mired below disapproval in recent polls

President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable at "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla.
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House, May 23, 2025, in Washington.
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President Donald Trump speaks to the media, Friday, June 27, 2025, in the briefing room of the White House in Washington.

Overview

  • Early July surveys show Trump’s job-approval at 44–45 percent with disapproval at 50–52 percent, leaving his net rating between –5 and –6 points.
  • An ActiVote poll for June recorded a second-term low net approval of –7 percent, marking the worst showing of his current term.
  • Approval among millennials climbed from 36 to 42 percent in YouGov/Economist data, while Quantus Insights found Black voter support rising to 31 percent.
  • In North Carolina, a Catawba College/YouGov poll showed 46 percent approving of Trump’s performance versus 50 percent disapproving, underscoring swing-state vulnerabilities.
  • A Quantus Insights survey ranked Trump as the second-most favored 21st-century president with 37 percent favorability despite his underwater job-approval.