Trump approval drops to lowest level since start of second term

The approval of the President of the United States, Donald Trumpfell to 37%the lowest level since the beginning of his second term, according to research released by CNN and led by the institute SSRS. The survey, carried out one year before the 2026 legislative elections, indicates growth of popular dissatisfaction with the republican government.

Trump’s disapproval has reached 63%surpassing the previous record of 62% recorded when he left the White House in January 2021. The drop has been observed since the beginning of the year, despite small variations between different research institutes.

Widespread fall and electoral impact

The average of polls compiled by CNN shows the president with 41% approvalbut the tendency is to steady decline since June across all partisan and demographic groups. Negative ratings increased among Democrats, independents and, to a lesser extent, Republicans.

The electoral scenario reflects this wear and tear. If legislative elections were held today, 47% of voters would vote for Democratic candidatescontra 42% who would choose Republicans. Furthermore, 41% of those interviewed said they would use the vote as a opposition message to the president, almost twice as many 21% who said they wanted to show support.

More engaged Democratic voters

The survey shows that Democrats and party-aligned independents demonstrate greater willingness to vote in 2026. About 67% of this group claim to be “extremely motivated” to go to the polls, before 46% among Republicans.

Even with internal disagreements, 93% of Democrats stated that they intend to support candidates from their own party. Among Republicans, support remains majority, but there is division among dissatisfied voters with the political and economic conduct of the government.

Economy and government are main sources of discontent

Research shows that 68% of Americans believe that “things are going wrong” in the country, while 72% evaluate the economy negatively. Almost half (47%) appointment or cost of living as the main problem facing the United States.

To 61% of respondentsTrump’s economic policies worsened conditions in the countrye 56% consider that their decisions in foreign policy weakened America’s position on the global stage. Furthermore, 57% assess that the president exceeded the limits nas immigrant deportations.

Wear in Congress and institutions

Dissatisfaction also affects the Congress. According to the survey, 55% of voters believe that Republicans are too aligned to the president, while 69% of Democrats and independents claim that the Democratic Party has not been opposing enough a Trump.

Among the main topics of concern, 26% point out the state of democracy as the biggest problem, followed by economy and cost of living (38%). Furthermore, 61% of Americans they say the president exceeded the limits of presidential poweran increase in nine percentage points since February.

Methodology

The CNN poll, conducted by Institute USSRwas carried out between October 27th and 30th with a random national sample of 1,245 adultsincluding 954 registered voters. The margin of error is ±3.1 percentage points for the total sample and ±3.6 points among registered voters.