Overview
- A Washington Post–Ipsos survey released Friday found just 15% of Americans "strongly approve" of President Trump’s job performance, the lowest reading in that poll’s history.
- The same Post–Ipsos poll shows overall approval at 37% and disapproval at 61%, with even worse ratings on the economy and the administration’s handling of the Iran situation.
- Intensity has dropped inside Trump’s coalition: about 41% of Republicans and 43% of 2024 Trump voters strongly approve, independents register 6% strong approval and 71% disapprove, and white non-college voters show only 24% strong approval.
- Multiple recent national polls from pollsters including Reuters-Ipsos, AP-NORC, NPR-PBS-Marist, Fox, and Marquette report mid-teen strong-approval figures, while Quinnipiac remains a higher outlier, reflecting method and sample differences across surveys.
- Democrats seized on the decline to warn it could translate into weaker turnout and tougher midterm races for Republicans, a shift that could affect campaign messaging, fundraising, and race-by-race strategies this fall.