---
"title": "Appendix: Additional charts"
"description": "[![Chart shows Trump’s approval rating drops among Republican-leaning independents](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/04/PP_5.1.2026_Trump-approval_A-01.png?w=310){.aligncenter width=400}](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/?attachment_id=301236)"
"date": "2026-05-01"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "Steven Shepard"
    "job_title": "Associate Director, Politics"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/steven-shepard/"
  -
    "name": "Jocelyn Kiley"
    "job_title": "Director, Politics Research"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/jocelyn-kiley/"
  -
    "name": "Andy Cerda"
    "job_title": "Research Analyst"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/andy-cerda/"
  -
    "name": "Ted Van Green"
    "job_title": "Research Analyst"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/ted-van-green/"
  -
    "name": "Shanay Gracia"
    "job_title": "Research Analyst"
    "link": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/staff/shanay-gracia/"
"url": "https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/politics/2026/05/01/trump-approval-may-2026-appendix/"
"categories":
  - "Donald Trump"
  - "Political Parties & Polarization"
  - "Political Polarization"
  - "Politics & Policy"
---

# Appendix: Additional charts

[![Chart shows Trump’s approval rating drops among Republican-leaning independents](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/04/PP_5.1.2026_Trump-approval_A-01.png?w=310){.aligncenter width=400}](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/?attachment_id=301236)

[![Chart shows Overall, and in both parties, declining shares say Trump keeps his promises, is mentally sharp](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/04/PP_5.1.2026_Trump-approval_A-02.png?w=420){.aligncenter width=400}](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/?attachment_id=301237)

[![Chart shows Confidence in Trump declines on several issues](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/04/PP_5.1.2026_Trump-approval_A-03.png?w=640){.aligncenter width=400}](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/?attachment_id=301238)

[![Chart shows Fewer Republicans say level of ethics in government has risen under Trump than said it would at start of his presidency](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/wp-content/uploads/sites/20/2026/04/PP_5.1.2026_Trump-approval_A-04.png?w=420){.aligncenter width=400}](https://alpha.pewresearch.org/pewresearch-org/?attachment_id=301239)

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