President Donald Trump’s approval rating has risen after dropping to a record low, a new poll shows.
Last week, the president’s net approval rating was -18 percent in a poll from Napolitan News Service, conducted by RMG Research. A new survey released this week by the pollster shows Trump’s net approval rating at -9 percent.
Newsweek reached out to the White House via email for comment on Friday.
Why It Matters
Recent surveys have shown Trump facing record or near‑record lows within key demographics, including men and independent voters, potentially compounding headwinds for the White House amid public concern over the cost of living in the United States and the war with Iran, which began after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on the country in February.
Multiple trackers also show the president significantly underwater nationally on key issues like the economy, jobs, immigration and prices.
What To Know
According to the poll, Trump’s approval rating is 45 percent, and his disapproval rating is 54 percent. The poll was taken from April 1 to April 9, 2026, among 4,000 registered voters with a margin of error of 1.6 percent.
Amid the polling period, Trump announced a two-week ceasefire deal with Iran. The poll did not differentiate how respondents voted before and after the president’s April 7 announcement, however.
In a poll conducted by the pollster from March 25 to April 2, Trump’s approval rating was 40 percent, and his disapproval rating was 58 percent. A survey conducted from March 18 to March 26 shows Trump’s approval rating at 45 percent and disapproval rating at 54 percent.
Meanwhile, a new poll from The Economist and YouGov shows the president is also underwater on major policy issues, including jobs, the economy and inflation.
Trump’s approval rating on jobs and the economy is 37 percent, compared to 56 percent disapproval. In a poll taken from March 20 to March 23, his approval rating for the economy was 35 percent, with 60 percent disapproval.
What People Are Saying
CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten said on X earlier this month: “Polls, including CNN’s, is a disaster for Trump on the economy. More disapprove of him (72%) on inflation than than Carter (!!) or Biden at this time in a presidency. Trump’s disapproval (76%) is higher than Biden’s worst (72%) on gas prices. Trump’s on a stairway to hell.”
President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social last week: “A very happy and blessed Good Friday to all, especially to the 186,000 Americans who gained Private Sector jobs in the month of March alone! My Economic Policies have created an enormously powerful engine of Economic Growth, and nothing can slow it down. Factory Construction Jobs are soaring as a result of the rapid Onshoring and surging Investment that TARIFFS have generated, all while the Trade Deficit has shrunk by 52% in a year! President DONALD J. TRUMP”
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