Trump's Approval Falls to 37%

[applegrove]

Trump’s Approval Falls to 37%

February 4, 2026 at 2:03 pm EST By Taegan Goddard 77 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2026/02/04/trumps-approval-falls-to-37/

A new Quinnipiac poll finds just 37% of voters approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president, while 56% disapprove.

On Trump’s handling of the economy, just 39% of voters approve, while 56% disapprove.

On Trump’s handling of immigration issues, just 38% of voters approve, while 59% disapprove.

[senseandsensibility]

1. Sixty one percent of voters think trump administration has not given an honest account of the

Pretti shooting and only twenty five percent think it has. I would say that twenty five percent is his immovable base who will never give him up.

[underpants]

2. 1,191 self-ID'd registered voters. 1/29-2/2/2026. 3.6% MOE

1,191 self-identified registered voters nationwide were surveyed from January 29th - February 2nd with a margin of error of +/- 3.6 percentage points, including the design effect.

[SergeStorms]

13. The percentage of these "voters".....

makes me wonder how and from where they're being selected?

I find it hard to believe that 37% of Americans are completely devoid of any empathy for other human beings whatsoever. I could be wrong, and if I am this country is one of those "shithole" countries Trump's speaks about.

[artemisia1]

20. I really wish you were wrong, but cult members, and MAGA is a cult, act without empathy towards outsiders and

themselves.

[SergeStorms]

23. But 37 out of every 100 Americans?

Republicans truly have turned this into a "shithole" country, haven't they.

[artemisia1]

25. With decades of help from Fox and Rush Limbaugh. /nt

[peppertree]

29. Sadly, that percentage is probably about right.

No one could've grown up in Mi'ssippi, and doubt this.

Two out of three white voters there are rabid Confederate-obsessives - and they don't see the irony in being so devoted to an elitist Yankee gangster who openly despises them.

And the other one third, mostly keep their mouths shut - lest "something" happen.

[ProfessorGAC]

37. 25 To 30 Are Cult

Another 5 just care about low taxes.
So, 30-35% is the floor.
39% is worse than it looks.
Assuming the floor is 33%, it means that just 6 out of the other 67 approve.
Or, at 37% approval, 4 out of 67.

[allegorical oracle]

38. Agree. Each time I see these basically 60-40-percent splits, it makes me

nauseous. What is wrong with people? Any thoughtful person should realize that this man is purely grifting every dollar he can get.

[gab13by13]

3. When it gets to 35% and under I will start believing it.

[Blasphemer]

24. The cult keeps the numbers artificially inflated. The real story is independents abandoning him. nt

[FakeNoose]

27. This!

Chump & the MAGAs will never prevail again in another election.
We just have to keep hitting the message and getting out the votes.

[BlueWaveNeverEnd]

28. It will never get to 35%. There are interviews were maga say "nothing trump does will change my support"

A recent interview, maga guy said no to every scenario even Epstein revelations.

[lame54]

4. High and low numbers...

Still too many stupid people

[pat_k]

6. The "racist fuck" faction has always been something like 25%

That means he is only holding an additional 10% - 15% or so.

And I would bet that a least half of that 10%-15% identify with MAGA in response to the overwhelming/normalizing social pressure of the belief that "everyone" supports trump that they experience living in deep red places.

The numbers of trump voters abandoning him is creeping up. And every percentage point it creeps up changes the dynamics. It exposes what was always the truth. No matter how red the county, the belief that "everyone is MAGA" was always a lie. People who actually believe in fundamental values and believe in shared aspirations of what a "more perfect union" would actually look like, were always there. (Including the belief that passing laws that impose religious beliefs on those who don't share them is immoral, Un-American, and deeply Un-Christian. Attempts to force and control are thee OPPOSITE of faith.)

The number of people who recognize MAGA is going in a seriously WRONG direction is growing. MAGA opposition is going to continue to be more visible across "red" America. And that sort of change in the social dynamics is powerful

The snowball is begining to roll. It will pick up speed as social pressure cracks.

[ToxMarz]

12. So 10-15% are just "dumb fucks" that aren't considered "racist fucks"

[pat_k]

22. Kinda sorta. My 25% estimate are the hardcore racists ...

... who have long been, not just impervious to atrocities committed against non-whites -- they root for more.

The "dumb fucks" are vulnerable to "othering" propaganda and social pressure to affiliate with the MAGA majority around them, but are not as utterly devoid of conscience.

[ITAL]

30. Even Hoover got 40% of the vote

And that was with at least 25% of the country (and likely higher than 30%) out of work and worries about a violent insurrection by those radicalized by unemployment.

(I don't think Hoover was anywhere as bad as Trump given Trump's various corruption/scandals/general assholery, but most people vote on the economy...and if during the Depression the incumbent still got roughly 40% that means no matter what there is a pretty large base that the losing party will always have)

[ChicagoTeamster]

21. I've always wondered how that factored in. Considering that GenZ has highest percentage mixed race of all generational

groups, isn't the racist crap going to eventually be more of a liability than an asset to the Repubs?

[pat_k]

33. GenZ is seriously struggling. Absent transformative reform

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... younger generations will opt out in even greater numbers and remain vulnerable to extremist right-wing propaganda, so long as there is a class of people to scapegoat and a promise to end the struggle -- however absurd the "solution." When people are in dire straits; when they have no faith in their ability to enact meaningful reform, their racial identity becomes less relevant. They may be well aware that opting out empowers those who hate them, but when the "system" appears hopelessly rigged against them, it it gets tougher and tougher to inspire people to get in/stay in the "game."

And I'm taking seriously transformative things like Piketty's Inheritance for All as part other, interrelated, big, progressive reforms including universal health care. More on what we absolutely must fight for here:

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/03/pikettys-new-book-explores-how-economic-inequality-is-perpetuated

From AI (Gemini)

Gen Z is facing severe financial pressure, with over 50% struggling to make ends meet due to high inflation, soaring debt, and housing unaffordability. Compared to previous generations at the same age, Gen Z has more debt, including credit cards and car loans, while often dealing with stagnant wages. This has led to 41% running out of money monthly, with 70% experiencing severe anxiety over their financial future.

The only way to counter rampant cynicism and political apathy among those who are struggling economically is to come out of this crisis committed to crashing through the bounds of what the "old guard" and consultant class has long believed defined the realm of the possible

GO BIG!!!

[Fiendish Thingy]

5. Falls?

It’s been in the mid 30’s for several months.

[Johonny]

7. Depends on the poll

Different polling places use different methods. It's important to note, he is doing poorly in all the polls. And horrific among likely 2026 voters.

[Wiz Imp]

31. Not all the polls

Insider Advantage just released a poll that had Trump at 50% approval (+1% net). They are obviously not even trying to pretend to be a serious pollster at this point. Releasing such a poll at this point is beyond embarrassing. In a sane world, it would totally destroy their business, but there are clearly a lot of right wingers who are begging for polls to validate their own beliefs and they couldn't care less how pathetically wrong such polls are.

https://insideradvantage.com/insideradvantage-national-survey-trump-bounces-back-to-50-approval-nearly-60-say-melania-trump-media-coverage-is-biased/

[Tetrachloride]

10. agree. no change in a decade as pertaining to the lowest of the low.

[mahina]

18. Just keeps falling to 37%

Unimaginable.

[newdeal2]

8. He's getting closer to Bush levels

Hope we have a landslide in ‘26 and ‘28.

[Escape]

9. Hope we have an election...

in '26 and '28.

[progressoid]

11. I don't expect it will ever get that low with this crop of voters.

Those times of introspection are long gone.
Too many of today's GOP has been suitably brain-washed to support what ever their corporate media tells them to support.

But hopefully the election will be a blowout.

[littlemissmartypants]

14. Still around the 30% of the general population psychopath range.

https://psychopathyis.org/stats/

[littlemissmartypants]

15. Kick

Approximately 70% of the population is estimated to have no psychopathic traits whatsoever. The remaining 30% have low, medium, or high levels of psychopathy

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0160252709000028?via%3Dihub

[JT45242]

16. It should be 3%

Seriously ...cultists

[twodogsbarking]

17. My take. 30% will follow him no matter what. The other 7 % is a mixed bag and might

side with him for any number of reasons. So, 30% is zero. Same guage for anti-Trumper. 30% willl always be against him so that leaves 26 of the toal 56%. Score now anit-facists 26 facists 7.

[Bluetus]

19. How many times can it "fall" to 37 percent?

It is my imagination that this is about the 6th week in a row where people have posted articles about how Trump's support has "fallen to a new low of 37%"?

[Blue Owl]

26. These presidential approval polls have always been total bullshit

[oldmanlynn]

32. No this is not true. It was 37 a month ago snd 37 a month before that.

Everytime it seems like a new report claiming trumps approvals hits a new low of 37

[GiqueCee]

34. So...

... can we just say that 39% of the American electorate are fuckin' idiots?

[Wicked Blue]

35. I've seen different polls with the 37% number for many months

Unless it drops below 35% I will not get too excited.

[UTUSN]

36. K&R for, lower LOWER!