Trump has broken his own record as his latest poll numbers continue to tank.
The POTUS president is now more unpopular than ever as the midterms bear down on his second administration, with many predicting a bad day for the Republican Party.
Although Trump started out with approval ratings of around 50 percent, as his presidency has continued Trump’s approval ratings have fallen.
This includes both his general approval rating for how well people think he’s doing in the job of president, but also how he is rating on issues which he has previously performed well on.
Yet just how bad could it be for Trump at this pivotal moment in his presidency?
Why don’t we take a look at some of the numbers to get a sense of where Trump is at.
Trump is currently polling at 36 percent on an in the job poll, meaning how many people think he is doing a good job as president. This is down from 50 percent when he took office – a drop of around 14 percent.
But what is the main factor in this drop in the polls?
Well, it seems that a big part of it was Trump’s introduction of tariffs, which he announced back in April.
The rollout of broad tariffs has been a cornerstone of Donald Trump’s economic agenda in his second term, but it has already begun to affect everyday living costs. His current approval rating mirrors where it stood at a similar stage of his first presidency in 2017.
Beyond that, Trump has experienced declines in approval across several major policy areas—many of them central to his second administration.
Most notably, the economy has taken a hit in public opinion. Trump’s tariff strategy has coincided with a drop in support, leaving him with a 36 percent approval rating on economic issues, according to Gallup. Immigration, another key focus of his second term, has also seen waning approval. After a year marked by widely circulated and controversial images from intensified ICE raids, only 36 percent of respondents believe Trump is handling immigration well.
Disapproval is also growing more pronounced. A survey by Quinnipiac University found that 54 percent of respondents believe Trump overstepped his presidential authority during his first year back in office.
Signs of potential trouble in the midterms are already emerging. Democrats have flipped 25 state Senate and House seats this year, along with the high-profile election of Zohran Mamdani as mayor of New York.
Taken together, if current polling trends hold, Democrats appear well positioned to make significant gains in the upcoming midterm elections.
