President Donald Trump’s approval rating has dipped to a new second-term low, a survey released by Quinnipiac University on Wednesday shows.
Trump has landed consecutive record or near‑record lows among key voting blocs recently, including millennials and independent voters, potentially compounding headwinds for the White House and GOP amid public concern over the cost of living and the war with Iran heading into the November midterm elections.
In an email to Newsweek on Wednesday, when asked about the new poll, White House Spokesman Davis Ingle said, “The ultimate poll was November 5th 2024 when nearly 80 million Americans overwhelmingly elected President Trump to deliver on his popular and commonsense agenda. No other President in history has accomplished more for the American people than President Trump, who is working tirelessly to create jobs, cool inflation, increase housing affordability, and more. The President has already made historic progress not only in America but around the world, and this is just the beginning as his agenda continues taking effect.”
What To Know
According to the poll, Trump’s approval rating is 34 percent, and his disapproval rating is 58 percent. The pollster notes that his approval dropped from a survey taken last month by 4 percent and his disapproval increased by 3 percent. Wednesday’s survey marks the lowest approval rating the president has received during his second term in office with the pollster.
According to the survey, 80 percent of Republicans approve of the job the president is doing versus 12 percent who disapprove. Two percent of Democrats approve of Trump’s performance compared with 97 percent who disapprove. The president also landed an approval rating below 30 percent among independents, with 26 percent approval compared with 64 percent disapproval.
The poll surveyed 1,106 self-identified registered voters across the country from May 14 to May 18 and has a margin of error of 3.7 percent.
The poll comes on the heels of key primary wins for Trump-backed candidates.
Columbia University professor Robert Y. Shapiro told Newsweek via email on Wednesday that, “Primary wins reflect Trump’s influence on and support from Trump’s base, among whom his approval rating is very high and makes a difference. But his approval among the rest of the electorate is abysmal, and this can be fully decisive in the upcoming midterm elections. Though far too early to tell, it could well extend afterward, affecting Republicans’ prospects in the next presidential election campaign, and Trump’s place in presidential history.”
Trump’s approval rating on the economy is 33 percent in the poll versus a 64 percent disapproval rating. This is the lowest approval rating the president has received on the economy across both terms, the pollster notes.
Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst Tim Malloy said in the poll on Wednesday: “What was perhaps the signature issue that propelled Trump to winning two elections sours with voters and cracks form in GOP enthusiasm for his handling of the economy.”
The lows in overall approval and on the economy come as Americans voice concern with gas and oil prices amid the war with Iran.
According to AAA, the current average price of regular gas is $4.555, up from yesterday’s average of $4.533 and up from last week’s average of $4.511.
What Other Polls Show
According to a survey from YouGov/The Economist released on Tuesday, the president’s approval rating is 37 percent versus a 57 percent disapproval rating.
The survey polled 1,549 U.S. adults from May 15 to May 18 and has a margin of error of 3.3 percent.
A survey from AP-NORC shows Trump has a 37 percent approval rating versus a 62 percent disapproval rating. On the economy, his approval rating with the pollster is 33 percent versus a 67 percent disapproval mark. The poll was conducted from May 14 to May 18 among 1,117 adults, with a margin of error of 3.8 percent.
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