Trump approval rating hits career low of 32% amid Iran war, high costs
A Reuters/Ipsos poll found U.S. President Donald Trump’s job approval at 32 percent, the lowest of his political career, amid public concerns about the Iran war and the rising cost of living. Republican approval for Trump fell to 73 percent from 82 percent in a week, and only 17 percent of respondents approved of his handling of the cost of living.
Why It Matters
The decline sharpens pressure on Republican prospects ahead of the November congressional elections, as economic concerns and foreign policy decisions shift both public and intra-party support. The poll suggests growing Republican unease with Trump’s stewardship on issues voters say will shape their midterm choices.
Key Facts
- Current overall approval rating: 32 percent (Reuters/Ipsos poll)
- Republican approval: 73 percent, down from 82 percent a week earlier
- Approval for handling cost of living: 17 percent
- Republicans disapproving of his cost-of-living handling: 51 percent vs 44 percent approving
- Approval upon first returning to White House (January 2025): 47 percent in a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted hours after inauguration
A Reuters/Ipsos online poll conducted over four days and closing on Sunday found President Donald Trump’s overall approval rating at 32 percent, the lowest of his political career. The survey recorded a sharp drop in Republican support, with 73 percent approving of his job performance compared with 82 percent in a Reuters/Ipsos poll taken a week earlier. A week earlier Trump’s overall approval had been 35 percent. Economic concerns topped the survey: only 17 percent of respondents approved of Trump’s handling of the cost of living, the issue voters identified as most important in shaping their choices for the November 3 congressional elections. The poll reported that for the first time a majority of Republicans disapproved of his approach to the cost of living, with 51 percent expressing disapproval versus 44 percent who approved. The polling period follows months of escalation after Trump launched military action against Iran in February, a conflict that Reuters noted has pushed gasoline and diesel prices higher. The combination of the war’s economic effects and sustained inflation appears to have contributed to diminished approval both among the public and within Trump’s party. Trump has said the United States is “hopefully toward the end” of its war with Iran, and suggested diplomacy could resume, though Tehran has not confirmed direct negotiations with Washington. The Reuters/Ipsos survey gathered 1,277 responses from U.S. adults nationwide and has a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points. When Trump returned to the White House in January 2025, a Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted in the hours after his inauguration showed a 47 percent approval rating, indicating a substantial decline in public support since then.
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