Overview

• Reuters/Ipsos finds 41% approve of the president’s job performance, down a point from early September, with 54% saying the economy is on the wrong track and only 28% approving his handling of their cost of living.
• The same Reuters/Ipsos survey shows 35% approval of his stewardship of the economy, as unemployment rose to 4.3% in August and inflation accelerated.
• Echelon Insights (Sept. 18–22) reports 45% approve and 53% disapprove, a net −8 and a four-point slide from last month.
• YouGov/Economist records an all-time low in its series at 39% approval and 57% disapproval, while Nate Silver’s aggregation shows deep negative issue nets, including roughly −30 on inflation, −19 on trade, and −14 on the economy.
• Newsweek notes August CPI rose 2.9% year over year and reports estimates that recent tariffs lifted consumer prices by about 2.3 percentage points, with analysts warning the trend poses risks for Republicans heading into the 2026 midterms.