Trump's Approval Drops to Historic Low, Only Nixon Slightly Lower

Recent polls show only about a third of Americans approve of Donald Trump, the weakest support of his presidency and near historic lows for a second-term leader.

New polling data indicate that about 33 percent of U.S. adults currently approve of Donald Trump, the lowest share recorded during his presidency and comparable to the poorest ratings for any second-term president since the 1940s. Only former President Richard Nixon, surveyed days before his resignation, posted a slightly smaller 24-percent support level. Republican strategist Douglas Heye said Trump habitually labels unfavorable surveys as fabricated, a pattern reflected in the former president’s recent posts on Truth Social where he claimed approval rates of 50 to 65 percent.

The decline occurs as Trump faces criticism over an increasingly unpopular war with Iran and rising gasoline and grocery prices. Gallup and other pollsters have consistently shown Trump never achieving a majority in any election he won, despite his repeated assertions of landslide victories. Democratic voters’ strong disapproval is expected to boost turnout in the upcoming midterms, posing a challenge for Republicans.