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Topline President Donald Trump’s approval rating declined slightly from last month, from 37% to 33%, in the latest AP-NORC poll as approval of his handling of the Iran conflict has dipped across the political spectrum, with the sharpest decline—10 points—among Republicans.
July 30 Trump’s approval rating is eight points below where it was in July of his first term and is three points below Biden’s 36% approval rating in July 2022 (the AP-NORC poll of 1,165 U.S. adults was conducted July 23-27 and has a margin of error of 3.7).
Approval of his handling of the Iran war has declined six points since June, including from 71% to 61% among Republicans.
Less than half of Republicans, 48%, say the U.S. should continue military action in Iran, and only 23% of U.S. adults say it should continue.
July 29 Voters mostly disapproved of Trump’s handling of key issues, according to the Quinnipiac poll , including his handling of the ongoing conflict with Iran (66% disapproval), foreign policy (62%), the economy (62%), trade (58%), and immigration (57%).
Respondents to the Quinnipiac poll broadly disapproved of the ongoing war in Iran—60% of respondents disapproved and only 34% approved of the conflict, the lowest since the pollster began asking that question in March.
However, Republicans still approve of Trump’s job as president, according to the poll, with 76% approving his job performance, down slightly from 85% recorded by the pollster in June.
July 29 A majority of respondents (65%) in a CNN poll said Trump’s policies hurt the economy, and another 67% said the Iran war was hurting the United States.
Trump’s renovations to Washington, D.C., including the planned White House ballroom and the Reflecting Pool upgrades, also received mixed results—88% of Democrats and 62% said they disapproved of the renovations, compared to 22% of Republicans—who primarily said they approved (44%) or did not mind (35%) the changes.
The poll also showed broad disapproval of Trump’s financial windfall while in office, after disclosures showed he made over $2 billion in 2025—most Democrats (85%) and independents (62%) disapproved, while Republicans were more split (20% disapproved, 15% approved, and 65% said it did not matter).
July 26 Trump had a 39% approval rating and 61% disapproval rating in a CBS News/YouGov poll of 2,193 U.S. adults taken July 21-24 (margin of error 2.7), as approval of the U.S. taking military action against Iran has declined from 44% in March to 39%.
A plurality, 37%, believe the Iran conflict will continue for months, 21% believe it will last years, 9% said days or weeks, and 33% said they’re not sure.
Trump had a 40% approval rating the week of July 23-28, 2018, according to Gallup.
July 23 Trump’s 34% approval rating is unchanged from April, with 64% saying they disapprove of his job performance, according to a Pew Research Center survey of 3,554 U.S. adults conducted July 6-12 (margin of error 1.9).
The survey found Democrats have a six-point edge on the congressional midterm ballot, with 20% undecided.
The majority of voters say Trump is a factor in their midterm votes for Congress, with 42% saying they will be votes against Trump and 22% saying they will be votes for him.
July 23 Trump logged a 39% approval rating and 57% disapproval rating in an Emerson College poll of 1,100 likely U.S. voters taken July 19-20 (margin of error 2.9—Trump’s disapproval rating increased one point and his approval rating is unchanged over the past two months).
The poll also shows Democrats with an 11 percentage point advantage on the generic congressional ballot.
July 17 Trump had a 40% approval rating and 59% disapproval rating, a one-point decline in his net approval rating from April, and a 38%/60% approval/disapproval rating on the economy, for a net approval rating of -22, his worst marks on the economy of his political career in CNBC polling (the latest survey of 1,000 voters was conducted July 8-12 and has a margin of error of 3.1).
The survey found 61% said they are pessimistic about the state of the economy and outlook for the future, the highest percentage since December 2023.
July 16 Trump’s 37% approval rating and 61% disapproval rating is the same as it was in April, according to a Washington Post/Ipsos poll released Thursday, with approval ratings on the economy, immigration and the war with Iran all below 40% (the survey of 2,648 U.S. adults was taken July 8-13 and has a margin of error of 1.9).
Less than half, 48%, of Americans say the economy will improve in the next year, and 43% said they are worse off financially than they were when former President Joe Biden was in office.
June 19 The latest Associated Press-NORC poll found Trump had a 37% approval rating, consistent with May, while his 34% approval rating of his handling of the Iran war was also unchanged from last month (the latest poll of 3,040 U.S. adults was conducted June 11-17 and has a margin of error of 2.8).
More than half, 53%, of respondents said U.S. military action against Iran has gone too far, a six-point decrease from March, shortly after the U.S. launched attacks against Iran on Feb. 28.
The survey was taken as Iran and the U.S. reached a tentative agreement to end the war, which has brought some immediate economic relief, including a drop in gas prices, though questions remain about whether Trump will ultimately achieve any of his stated objectives for attacking Iran in the first place—namely curbing its nuclear program.
June 15 Trump’s approval rating ticked up one point, to 36%, in a Reuters/Ipsos poll taken June 12-15 compared to the groups’ previous poll taken June 3-8, as his approval was boosted on his handling of cost of living from 20% in the poll released May 18, to 24% in the latest survey (the poll of 1,537 U.S. adults has a margin of error of 3).
Trump had a 40% approval rating at the end of February, before the U.S. launched strikes against Iran.
June 8 Trump logged a 35% approv...
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