Trump approval, per The Economist --... These states all have Senate elections this year

[demmiblue]

Trump approval, per The Economist —

Georgia: -18.6%
Maine: -18.4%
Texas: -17.2%
Michigan: -15.8%
North Carolina: -13.6%
Ohio: -9.2%
Iowa: -8.7%
Florida: -7.5%
South Carolina: -7.3%
Mississippi: -6.9%
Alaska: -6.6%
Louisiana: -5.1%
Nebraska: -1.8%

These states all have Senate elections this year

— Prem Thakker ツ (@premthakker.bsky.social) 2026-01-21T16:03:27.898Z

https://www.economist.com/interactive/trump-approval-tracker

[pansypoo53219]

1. jeez, farmers are brainwashed.

[erronis]

2. The two states with the highest 'rump approval are Idaho and Wyoming - ranching and lumbering, etc.

And that neck of the woods has always had a lot of "gummint be damned" folks. (Except when they're looking for a handout.)

[BurnDoubt]

6. And they get one Senator for every hundred people.

Not really????
Still their vote counts for WAY more than mine does. And their Dollars buy WAY more Senator than mine does. Especially when you have All the money.

[Seinan Sensei]

9. Brainwashed - in no small part thanks to Sinclair Broadcast Group

And Right Wing, Nazi-fied AM Radio

[NJCher]

14. they've done such a good job of brainwashing

that I think it would be better to run Independents in many of these situations. Let's not take the chance!

[70sEraVet]

3. I'm surprised at the levels of Southern states.

Hope that translates to Republican voters staying home on election day! Of course, I've been predicting that for the last couple of elections.

[fujiyamasan]

5. It depends where in the south...

I think Ossof is favored to keep his seat. NC looks to be a promising pickup.

I’m not sure if Schumer has been able to recruit a quality candidate to run in Florida or if there even are any popular democrats with statewide name recognition.

I don’t have any hope for SC, MS, or LA. Not surprisingly they’re all near the bottom of almost every human development index score.

[Wiz Imp]

11. Race To The WH gives Ossof a 79.1% chance to win in GA as of today

https://www.racetothewh.com/senate/26#google_vignette

Cooper in NC is at 78.1%.
Maine is at 58.2%
Michigan at 55.8%

If these current trends hold, that would be 2 Democratic Pickups. They need 2 more for a majority. The 2 closest races where Democrats currently trail are Ohio (47.1%) then Alaska (32.0%).

So getting to 50 seems like a realistic possibility. It's that 51st seat which will be tough (though the odds of winning Alaska have improved significantly over the past month as have the odds for Texas, but it still sits at just 28.9%).

[Deminpenn]

16. In a wave election as November appears set to be, seats tend to flip as a block

though. So, for ex, Sherrod Brown or another candidate who might not otherwise be expected to win, would win.

[BurnDoubt]

4. Time to sow some hard questions...

and reap some hard answers.
Make ‘em own this steamin’ heap of Deplorable

[NBachers]

7. Time to drive home: *rump equals all republicans

[ExtraGriz]

8. Maine

I love my home state

[Mr. Sparkle]

10. Is Texas really that low? I find that hard to believe

[mike_c]

13. don't mistake -17% for 17%

It's down 17% from like 99.999%. None of those figures are actual percent approval. They represent change in approval.

[Mr. Sparkle]

18. Ah, that makes sense

thanks mike

[LudwigPastorius]

17. I think people in Texas, especially the business owners, are starting to realize that...

the state economy would implode without its undocumented immigrant labor force.

[MagickMuffin]

12. Paxton will probably win the Texas primary, Cornyn is hopefully toast

From fb posts, voters are extremely disappointed in cornyn. John is so far up the anus he forgot who he's suppose to represent. His campaign ads are nothing but him and the Hellbeast. John's even okay with taking Greenland.


I'm hoping that we can take back our seats. They've had to much power for very little benefits to Texans.

[Deminpenn]

15. Approval numbers are based on date, but projected

Using YouGov’s data, The Economist has projected Mr Trump’s approval rating state by state. As you might expect, approval of Mr Trump is lowest in states that tend to vote for Democrats and highest in those that tend to vote for Republicans. Mr Trump’s voters still overwhelmingly approve of his performance as president. But the projection also shows how dissatisfaction with Mr Trump is widespread even in states that voted for him in 2024. The numbers will make anxious reading for Republicans facing competitive races in this year’s midterm elections.

[eppur_se_muova]

19. Yay, AL is almost into the negative (only 2.9%) ! Been hoping for that for years !

And what the F is up with WY and ID ?? Is that just par for the open-carry-RPG states, or is there some "special" factor, like everyone's been bought off ?