Overview
- Fresh surveys report new lows, with American Research Group measuring 32% approval and 63% disapproval and AP‑NORC finding about 31% approval on the economy and just 23% on handling the cost of living.
- Civiqs’ large-sample tracker, covering responses from January 2025 through April 2026, shows 37% approval and 58% disapproval nationwide, a net rating of minus 21 that underscores a long slump rather than a one-off dip.
- Every major battleground currently shows more voters disapproving than approving, with examples such as Arizona at 42% approve to 54% disapprove and Pennsylvania at 39% to 55%, indicating weakness where control of Congress is often decided.
- The White House pushed back through spokesman Davis Ingle, who defended the president’s record and said the 2024 election was the “ultimate poll” as he pointed to efforts on jobs, prices, and housing.
- Nate Silver’s review places Trump as the second-most unpopular president heading into a midterm among the past nine cycles, a standing that could shape turnout, force GOP candidates to recalibrate messages, and raise the odds of Democratic gains.