What is Donald Trump's approval rating? Poll gives Dems midterm edge
Kinsey Crowley- President Donald Trump's approval rating has hit some new lows in recent weeks.
- Some aggregators who Trump's approval is below this point in his first term.
The midterms are just over six months away, and polling numbers continue to spell trouble for Republicans.
President Donald Trump's approval ratings have hit some new lows over recent weeks. A Reuters/Ipsos poll out April 28 found just 34% of Americans approve of the job Trump is doing, the lowest of this term per the pollster. The midterm is often seen as a referendum on the party in power, and Republicans, including Trump, hope to hold onto power in Congress.
But an Emerson College Polling national survey released April 29 found Democrats had a 10-point advantage on the generic congressional ballot. (Poll was conducted April 24-26 among 1,000 likely U.S. voters with a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points.)
So what is Trump's approval rating? Here is what to know:
What is Donald Trump's approval rating?
Trump's approval rating has been net negative for about a year and has been fluctuating but trending more negative over the last six months. Here is Trump's average approval rating on April 30, according to aggregators:
- New York Times: 39% approve, 58% disapprove
- Silver Bulletin: 39.5% approve, 57% disapprove
- RealClearPolitics Poll Average: 40.8% approve, 56.6% disapprove
How does Trump's approval rating compare to his first term?
Trump's approval is tracking below where he was at this point in his first term.
On April 29, 2018, RealClearPolitics Poll Average found he had a 42.3% approval and 54.3% disapproval. The New York Times showed his net approval is -13 percentage points 466 days into his first term, compared to -19 percentage points at the same point in his second term.
Contributing: Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY
Kinsey Crowley is the Trump Connect reporter for the USA TODAY Network. Reach her at [email protected]. Follow her onX (Twitter),Threads,Bluesky andTikTok.