Trump's Approval Rating Drops to 36%, New Second-Term Low

[LetMyPeopleVote]

Source: Gallop

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- President Donald Trump's job approval rating has fallen five percentage points to 36%, the lowest of his second term, while disapproval has risen to 60%. The latest decline follows three months of stability, with 40% to 41% of Americans expressing approval of his handling of the presidency. His prior second-term low point in approval was a statistically similar 37% in July, and his all-time low was 34% in 2021, at the end of his first term after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.



The latest findings are from a Nov. 3-25 Gallup poll that spanned off-year elections, which resulted in gains for Democrats. In addition, the poll was conducted as the federal government shutdown became the longest in U.S. history before its eventual resolution on Nov. 12.

Both Republicans' and independents' ratings of Trump have worsened significantly since last month. Republicans' approval has fallen seven points to 84%, while independents' has slipped eight points to 25%. Republicans' rating is the lowest of Trump's second term, while independents' is the worst in either term. Trump's prior low point among independents, 29%, was last recorded in July and, prior to that, was only seen once before, in August 2017......

Bottom Line
The longest shutdown of the federal government, election losses for the Republican Party and continued concerns about affordability appear to have damaged Trump's standing with the American people in November, especially Republicans and independents. His overall job approval rating is down to the lowest point of his second term, and it is approaching the low from his first term. His ratings on individual domestic issues such as the economy, immigration and the federal budget deficit, which were previously areas of relative strength for him, are no longer.

Reduced majorities of Republicans approve of his overall job and his actions on many of the issues, and independents offer increasingly negative assessments of Trump. Coupled with the recent electoral losses for the Republican Party, this could be a sign of trouble for Republicans in next year's midterm elections, when the GOP will try to maintain full control of the federal government.



Read more: https://news.gallup.com/poll/699221/trump-approval-rating-drops-new-second-term-low.aspx

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Surging ahead ... oh wait

Trump's Approval Rating Drops to 36%, New Second-Term Low news.gallup.com/poll/699221/...

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm.bsky.social) 2025-11-28T18:59:05.865Z

[Bayard]

1. That's still too high

But he's working on it.

[sheshe2]

16. My thoughts exactly!

[Bengus81]

2. He bragged 2-3 days ago how high his rating are right after

he posted a couple of lines in the same post about the two NG soldiers being shot. Yes...bragging up his fat ass and LYING about his approval ratings just a couple of lines under his udder sadness about how he cared about those shot.

Always about him no matter what............

[Gimpyknee]

18. He lied.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

3. trump's latest attempt to distract is to claim to have voided pardons issues by President Biden

https://democraticunderground.com/10143573592

[JBTaurus83]

4. He doesn't care

He still controls the party and the cult. The grift continues.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. He is running out of opposition groups to demonize

no matter how hard he tries to create them. This week's dust-up over illegal military orders was a stretch, and it's failing. War on Venezuela might be the next gun boat diplomacy, like it or not. Patriotic jingoism to the rescue.

[Pinback]

6. And that's with the economy doing at least nominally well.

(Not that new record numbers in investment markets riding high on the AI bubble do anything for regular people trying to afford groceries and housing….)

If the economy tanks enough for everybody to feel the pain in the next few months, we may find out where his floor actually is.

[lastlib]

20. I hope his floor.....

...is at least six feet down--preferably six HUNDRED.

[hibbing]

7. 84% aporoval from Republicans...ugh n/t

[Blasphemer]

23. But dropping. It's never going get below 50% but...

Losing Republicans is significant.

[travelingthrulife]

24. Very stubborn people.

[ificandream]

8. Trump's second term theme song.

[Jean Genie]

9. not low enought

Ought to be in the "minus" range. Why would any fool still believe that Trump is - or ought to be-
the president of the United States?

[LilElf70]

10. Awww.. Too friggin bad

Do I hear 34? Anyone? Anyone?

Just give it time.

[BaronChocula]

11. And this is just one poll

There will be numerous other polls from other polling companies over the next few weeks with the same result with the headline "trump approval hits record low" or something similar. They will all reflect an approval rating of 36%. It's not deja-vu. They use the same headline for each polling company's findings. So get ready to see the same reporting from Quinnipiac, Morning Consult, YouGov, Washington Post, Suffolk, etc.

And then it'll start all over again around Christmas when he hits a "record low" approval of 34%.

[lastlib]

21. All "fake"......

...according to him.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

12. I am surprised that 3% of Democratic voters approve of trump

That seems high to me

Link to tweet

[LoisB]

13. He doesn't give a shyte.

[Evolve Dammit]

14. Bush/ Cheney always held onto the 30 plus percent. Blind loyalists and now to a cult. Piss off "GOP" (MAGAts).

[kimbutgar]

15. It should be 1% for the billionaires he is making richer while screwing us regular working Americans over!

The most hateful odious evil man we ever had in the White House. I will be celebrating greatly the day he dies and goes to hell! And the truth of him comes out that the orange piggy name is synonymous with evil monster want to be dictator is trying to be.

[twodogsbarking]

19. Those are the lowest numbers ever seen. Nobody has ever seen such numbers.

[Aussie105]

22. Trump isn't very good with numbers.

36% or, 63%, he can't tell the difference, it is all the same to him.

If it drops to near zero, does it mean he will disappear in a cloud of orange, acrid smoke?
I'm hopeful.

[bluestarone]

25. Bunch of fucking lunatics.

Can nobody stop this insane bull shit?