A New Low: Trump’s Approval Rating Negative With Every Major Pollster For The First Time

Donald Trump’s popularity has plummeted to a historic low, with the president now receiving negative ratings from all major polling organizations.

This decline in popularity means that Trump’s average disapproval rating has dropped to 55%, while his approval rating stands at just 41%, according to a New York Times poll.

The president’s approval rating, which had remained relatively stable throughout July and August, has been declining since mid-September.

Polls conducted by firms such as YouGov, Gallup, Ipsos, RMG Research, Morning Consult, Quinnipiac, and others show that a majority of Americans disapprove of Trump.

The latest Fox News poll, one of more than 520 polls compiled by the New York Times Poll—though conducted with a select group of the most reputable polling firms—indicates that a growing percentage of voters believe the Trump administration’s policies have hurt the economy instead of helping it.

Fox News reported that its poll showed only 38% of respondents approved of the Trump administration’s economic performance, while 61% disapproved, with a general consensus that the president is “doing more harm than good” to the economy.

Furthermore, the poll indicated that about 76% of voters now have a negative view of the economy. Their analysis noted that this figure is “worse than the 67% who shared this view in July, and the 70% who expressed the same sentiment at the end of former President [Joe] Biden’s term.”

This is the first time polls have revealed such a strongly negative opinion of Trump.

This drop in his approval rating comes after a sharp fall in consumer confidence this week, reaching its lowest level since April, when Trump announced massive tariffs that triggered a sharp decline in the stock market.

These figures suggest that Americans are increasingly worried about rising costs and that their perception of the job market is deteriorating.

The decline in confidence could pose political problems for Trump and congressional Republicans, as widespread pessimism about the economic situation is being observed across the political spectrum.

Uncertainty surrounding Trump’s handling of the economy will raise concerns within the Republican camp as the midterm elections approach next year.

Divisions within the Republican Party, stemming from the president’s foreign policy decisions regarding Ukraine and Israel, coupled with domestic concerns such as the prolonged government shutdown and the ongoing fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal, mean Republicans are far from presenting a united front.

However, a Fox News poll indicates that the public does not solely blame Republicans for the government shutdown; both sides now have low approval ratings. Roughly six in ten people believe that the president and elected officials of all stripes do not care about ordinary citizens.

White House Press Secretary Abigail Jackson suggested that voters should be grateful to Trump for what he has accomplished since taking office in January, stating that the president “has already delivered on many of the promises for which he was elected, but there will always be more to do.”

She told The Daily Mail: “Trump secured the border, tackled the inflationary crisis created by Biden, lowered drug prices, eliminated taxes on tips, overtime, and Social Security, reduced inflation, deported criminal illegal immigrants, implemented major reforms prioritizing American workers, and much more.”

Darron Shaw, a Republican pollster who co-hosts the Fox News poll with Democrat Chris Anderson, told the network: “It’s simple. People are struggling to meet their basic needs and are blaming the authorities.

What’s interesting is seeing Democrats politically capitalize on a problem they themselves created—a problem that has wiped them out in 2024. But that’s politics.”