U.S. President Donald Trump’s approval rating fell to 37%, its lowest level in the Pew Research Center survey, which also revealed Thursday that half of Americans think his administration has turned out “worse than they expected.”
Trump’s popularity in January, who even lost support among Republicans, stood below 40%, according to the demographic center’s latest measurement in September, on top of the 38% recorded in August, which then marked the lowest level since the start of his second term in January 2025, the report detailed.
Trump’s approval falls
Disapproval of his administration rose to 61%, while 50% considered that his actions have been “worse than expected” and 52% expressed support for “few or none” of his policies.
In contrast, only about one in five, 21%, thought his administration has been “better than expected”, and 27% expressed support for “all or most” of his policies.
“The drop in support has come exclusively from Republicans. Last year, 67% said they supported all or most of Trump’s plans and policies. Today, 56% do,” the Pew Research Center report indicated.
Republicans’ confidence in Trump’s qualities also fell, with less than half of the president’s party supporters, 42%, expressing “extremely or very confident” that the president “acts ethically,” down from 55% a year earlier.
The proportion of Republicans who have confidence in his “respect for democratic norms” also fell to 52% and the proportion of those who think he has the mental capacity for his job fell to 66%.
When considering the general population, 51% stated that they “do not trust at all or very much” in the president’s leadership capacity, while 50% said the same about his physical health.
In addition, 61% of Republicans think their party’s congressmen “have no obligation to support Trump if they disagree with him” versus 55% a year ago.
And now 82% of Democrats believe their representatives in Congress “should stand up to Trump, even if it makes it harder to address the issues,” up from 70% who felt the same way a year ago.
The poll comes after Trump opened campaigning for next November’s midterm elections Tuesday with a rally in Iowa, in the midst of a crisis over the two U.S. protesters gunned down by immigration agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The poll was conducted by telephone and online from Jan. 20-26 among 8,512 adults, with a margin of error of 1.4 percent and a 95 percent confidence level.
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With information from EFE
