Overview
- Emerson College finds Trump’s job approval steady at 45% with disapproval up to 48% in an Oct. 13–14 poll of registered voters.
- AP-NORC reports 47% of U.S. adults approve of Trump’s handling of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict after the ceasefire announcement, while overall approval holds at about four in ten.
- CNBC’s All-America Economic Survey shows 42% approve and 55% disapprove of Trump’s economic performance, the lowest economic rating in its series during either term.
- A 53% plurality in the CNBC survey assigns potential shutdown fallout to Republicans in Congress and the president, with independents driving much of the recent movement against Trump on economic measures.
- Economy remains the top voter concern in Emerson’s poll, 40% say their finances are worse than a year ago, and voters split 50–50 on whether Trump’s second term counts as a success or a failure.