Donald Trump’s approval rating is at 35%, a poll suggested (Image: Getty)
Donald Trump’s presidential approval rating fell to nearly its lowest level since he returned to the White House, hit by a drop in support among Republicans, according to a new poll. The four-day poll, which closed on Monday, suggested 35% of US adults approved of Trump’s job performance, down a percentage point from a survey carried out by the same pollster earlier this month.
The result was just above the 34% seen last month, which marked Trump’s lowest popularity during his presidency. Trump started his current term in January 2025 with a 47% approval rating. The president’s popularity appears to have taken a hit this year following his decision to order strikes on Iran in February, alongside Israel.
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The war in the Middle East has prompted a surge in gasoline prices, which have hit families’ finances around the world – including Americans.
Higher prices at the pump in the US have become a concern among Trump’s Republican allies, who will be defending their congressional majorities in the November midterm elections.
The poll suggests discontent is spreading within Trump’s party, with 21% of the Republicans surveyed saying they now disapprove of the president’s performance, compared to 5% just after he took office in January 2025.
Some 79% of Republicans in the poll said Trump was doing a good job, down from 82% earlier in the month and 91% at the start of his term.
Republicans have soured in particular on Trump’s handling of the cost of living for Americans, an issue he promised to address during his campaign in 2024.
Only 47% of the Republicans surveyed approved Trump on the cost of living, compared to 46% who said he’s doing a bad job. Among Americans overall, just one in five of those surveyed approve of Trump’s stewardship over the cost of living.
Donald Trump returned to the White House in January 2025 (Image: Getty)
The Reuters/Ipsos poll, which was conducted online, gathered responses from 1,271 adults nationwide and had a margin of error of 3 percentage points for Americans overall and 5 points for Republicans.
Trump’s support within his party has held more firmly for his immigration policy, another issue central to his 2024 presidential election campaign and which has animated core supporters in the Make America Great Again movement.
Some 82% of Republicans polled approve of Trump’s handling of immigration, little changed from last year.
Trump also came to office on promises to avoid what he called “forever wars” like the US military interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan, which occupied US troops for most of the last quarter-century.
Just 62% of Republicans polled approve of how Trump is handling the situation in Iran, which he has described as successful in eliminating the Iranian threat, while 28% disapprove. Democrats overwhelmingly disapprove, as do two-thirds of independents.
Overall, just one in four respondents in the poll – and about half of Republicans – said the US military action in Iran has been worth it.
