Overview
- CNN’s Harry Enten reported new second-term lows in four polls, with Trump ranging from 19 to 26 points underwater in Quinnipiac, Yahoo/YouGov, NBC News and AP-NORC surveys.
- AP-NORC’s Feb. 5–8 poll found 36% approval and 62% disapproval for a net minus 26, matching that pollster’s previous second-term low.
- Nate Silver’s aggregation estimated net approval at -15 (40.5% approve, 55.5% disapprove) and noted Trump is now running below his first-term standing and below Joe Biden at a similar point.
- Analysts highlight steep losses with independents and a sharp decline among 18- to 29-year-olds, with one YouGov/Economist measure showing a 51-point drop since Trump returned to office.
- Republican strategists warn the slump could imperil the party’s narrow congressional majorities, while the White House counters that the president remains broadly popular.