Donald Trump’s Approval Rating Underwater Across Multiple Polls

President Donald Trump‘s approval ratings remain underwater in multiple polls.

Newsweek‘s tracking poll shows his net approval at –6 points, with 45 percent approving and 51 percent disapproving. While that’s an improvement from last week’s –10 net approval, it still leaves him in negative territory.

A separate survey by Targoz Market Research and Overton Insights, conducted June 23 to 26 among 1,200 registered voters, put Trump’s net approval even deeper underwater at –11 points—with 43 percent approving and 54 percent disapproving. That’s a noticeable drop from a –5 net approval rating in March.

The latest Quantus Insights poll, conducted June 30 to July 2 among 1,000 registered voters, showed Trump’s net approval at –2 points, with 47 percent approving and 49 percent disapproving—relatively unchanged from previous Quantus polls. Pollster Jason Corley said the results reflected an “unsettled” national mood: More Americans believe the country is in decline (37 percent) than believe its best days are ahead (34 percent), while more than one in five think the nation’s golden era is already behind us. Corley added that pessimism is “particularly strong” among older voters and rural Americans, key parts of Trump’s base.

“This is not mere partisanship. It reflects a deeper loss of faith in national direction, shared across ideological lines,” he added.

Why It Matters

Trump’s approval ratings initially dropped in early April after he announced his “Liberation Day” tariffs. Although they briefly rebounded, his recent actions—including deploying the National Guard and Marines to quell anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles and ordering airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites—have reignited public discontent.

What To Know

Several recent polls have shown Trump’s approval rating at an all-time low for his second term.

The latest ActiVote survey, conducted June 1 to 30 among 523 adults, found Trump’s national approval at 45 percent and disapproval at 52 percent—putting his net approval at –7 points, his worst showing since returning to office.

Despite this record low for his second term, Trump’s current approval still outpaces his own first-term average, which ActiVote tracked at 41 percent. It also remains slightly higher than former President Joe Biden‘s full-term average of 41 percent and Biden’s final-year average of 40 percent.

Other polls paint an equally bleak picture. A John Zogby Strategies poll from June 24 and 25 among 1,006 likely voters showed Trump’s net approval at –8 points (45 percent approve, 53 percent disapprove), a sharp slide from –1 point in May. A Bullfinch Group poll, conducted June 17 to 20 among 1,223 adults, put his net approval even lower: at –13 points (41 percent approve, 54 percent disapprove), down from –5 points in May.

Some surveys show deeper discontent. An Ipsos/Reuters poll, conducted June 21 to 23 among 1,139 registered voters, found Trump’s net approval at –16 points (41 percent approve, 57 percent disapprove)—slipping from –12 the week prior. The American Research Group’s June 17 to 20 poll among 1,100 adults showed his net approval plunging to –21 points (38 percent approve, 59 percent disapprove), down sharply from –14 in May.

A few outliers offer Trump a silver lining. An RMG Research poll from June 18 to 26 showed the president still slightly above water, with a net approval of +4 points (51 percent approve, 47 percent disapprove)—though that, too, was down from +7 previously.

Some polls suggest Trump’s approval rating has ticked up slightly after a period of steady decline, underscoring how divided—and volatile—voter sentiment is in his second term.

The latest Navigator Research poll, conducted June 26 to 30, found Trump at 45 percent approval and 53 percent disapproval—a slight recovery from early June when he hit a record low for this term at 43 percent approval and 55 percent disapproval. A YouGov/Economist survey from June 27 to 30 showed a modest uptick to 42 percent approval and 53 percent disapproval, up from a low of 40 percent earlier in the month.

Similarly, Morning Consult’s June 27 to 29 poll found 47 percent of respondents approved of Trump’s job performance, with 50 percent disapproving—a slight improvement from May’s 45 percent approval and 53 percent disapproval. Meanwhile, a Marist/NPR/PBS poll conducted June 23 to 25 put Trump’s approval at 43 percent and disapproval at 52 percent, a tick up from April’s low of 42 percent approval and 53 percent disapproval.