{"id":693329,"date":"2026-10-08T14:55:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T18:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=693329"},"modified":"2026-10-09T17:17:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-09T21:17:26","slug":"trumps-approval-rating-drops-as-fewer-americans-are-confident-in-his-handling-of-the-economy-other-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2026\/10\/08\/trumps-approval-rating-drops-as-fewer-americans-are-confident-in-his-handling-of-the-economy-other-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s Approval Rating Drops as Fewer Americans Are Confident in His Handling of the Economy, Other Issues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 id=\"31-of-trumps-2024-voters-disapprove-of-his-job-performance\" class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-sub-title is-style-sub-title--1\">31% of Trump\u2019s 2024 voters disapprove of his job performance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three-in-ten Americans now approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president, while 68% disapprove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s approval rating has dropped substantially over the course of his second term \u2013 his current rating is comparable to the lowest rating of his first term (29% according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in the days between Jan. 6, 2021, and the end of his first term).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Confidence in Trump\u2019s handling of several key issues, including the economy, foreign policy and immigration, is also lower than at the beginning of his term. Also, most Americans (69%) say they have little confidence in Trump to keep his business interests separate from his presidential decision-making.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This is part of<\/em> <em>a <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2026\/10\/08\/with-americans-in-a-sour-mood-democratic-voters-are-more-engaged-in-midterms\/\">larger report<\/a><\/em> <em>on the attitudes and dynamics shaping the 2026 midterm elections.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 id=\"trumps-approval-among-his-2024-voters\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trump\u2019s approval among his 2024 voters<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decline in Trump\u2019s approval ratings is particularly pronounced among those who voted for him in 2024, and among those who did not vote:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>67% of Trump\u2019s 2024 voters now approve of his performance, down from 75% in July, 83% at the beginning of this year and 95% early in his second term.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Today, 24% of those who did not vote in 2024 approve of Trump\u2019s performance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among Trump\u2019s own 2024 voters, his approval rating is down particularly among Hispanic voters and younger voters:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:640px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller--freeform wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"ef596069-b5d7-477d-a100-bc7a0821bb99\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;ef596069-b5d7-477d-a100-bc7a0821bb99&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:693329,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/politics\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/08\\\/trumps-approval-rating-drops-as-fewer-americans-are-confident-in-his-handling-of-the-economy-other-issues\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/trumps-approval-rating-is-down-among-his-2024-voters-with-declines-most-pronounced-among-his-younger-and-hispanic-supporters-2\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-10-08&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:693823,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/trumps_approval_rating_is_down_among_his_2024_voters_with_declines_most_pronounced_among_his_younger_and_hispanic_supporters-693685-1791551719.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Trump\\u2019s approval rating is down among his 2024 voters, with declines most pronounced among his younger and Hispanic supporters&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% who &lt;strong&gt;approve&lt;\\\/strong&gt; of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president&quot;,&quot;note&quot;:&quot;* Nonvoters include those who did not vote in 2024 but were eligible to do so, as well as those who were not eligible to vote.&lt;br&gt;** The February 2025 survey sampled 148 Hispanic Trump voters, for an effective sample size of 95 and a margin of error of +\\\/- 10.1 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.&lt;br&gt;*** The youngest adults who were eligible to vote in 2024 are currently 19 years old.&lt;br&gt;Note: White adults include those who report only being one race and are not Hispanic. 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only being one race and are not Hispanic. Hispanics are of any race. Validated Trump and Harris voters are adult citizens who have an official state record of voting. Vote choice was collected in a survey conducted in the month after the 2024 election.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Sept. 28-Oct. 4, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0px; max-width:640px;\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- register a callback on this div to see if the native share is supported -->\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"share-modal__overlay\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"share-modal__overlay-ef596069-b5d7-477d-a100-bc7a0821bb99\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-class--web-share-supported=\"state.webShareSupported\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.hideModal\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-chart-view=\"share\"\n\t\t\t><\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- TODO: I would like to be able to use the social share block here. 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.csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;ef596069-b5d7-477d-a100-bc7a0821bb99-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\">* Nonvoters include those who did not vote in 2024 but were eligible to do so, as well as those who were not eligible to vote.<br>** The February 2025 survey sampled 148 Hispanic Trump voters, for an effective sample size of 95 and a margin of error of +\/- 10.1 percentage points at the 95% confidence level.<br>*** The youngest adults who were eligible to vote in 2024 are currently 19 years old.<br>Note: White adults include those who report only being one race and are not Hispanic. Hispanics are of any race. Validated Trump and Harris voters are adult citizens who have an official state record of voting. Vote choice was collected in a survey conducted in the month after the 2024 election.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Sept. 28-Oct. 4, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 640px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:640px;\"><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__tabs\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--chart\" data-chart-view=\"chart\" data-chart-id=\"ef596069-b5d7-477d-a100-bc7a0821bb99\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Chart<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--table\" data-chart-view=\"table\" data-chart-id=\"ef596069-b5d7-477d-a100-bc7a0821bb99\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Data<\/button><\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons__actions\"><button class=\"view-button view-button--download-image\" data-chart-id=\"ef596069-b5d7-477d-a100-bc7a0821bb99\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadImage\">Download Image<\/button><button class=\"view-button view-button--share\" data-chart-view=\"share\" data-chart-id=\"ef596069-b5d7-477d-a100-bc7a0821bb99\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.setActiveTab\" data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>57% of Trump\u2019s 2024 Hispanic backers now approve of his performance in office, compared with 69% of White 2024 Trump voters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>49% of 2024 Trump voters ages 19 to 34 and 58% of those 35 to 49 approve, compared with 76% of 2024 Trump voters ages 50 and older.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hardly any of those who voted for Kamala Harris in 2024 (1%) approve of Trump\u2019s performance in office \u2013 this is little changed over the course of his term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>For more on Trump\u2019s job approval rating among demographic groups, explore the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1Xm-bp_uZKnHqbFwyRAhisydugmJ2Q8tECL3GA1t2WrM\/edit?usp=sharing\">detailed tables<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;confidence-in-trump-on-key-issues-declines&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"confidence-in-trump-on-key-issues-declines\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Confidence in Trump on key issues declines<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"public-confidence-in-trump-on-several-key-issues-has-declined-over-his-term\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Public confidence in Trump on several key issues has declined over his term<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, 35% of Americans now say they are very or somewhat confident in Trump to make good decisions about economic policy \u2013 down 7 percentage points since April and 10 percentage points since April 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"alignright wp-block-prc-chart-builder-synced-chart\"><figure class=\"wp-chart-builder\">\t\t<div style=\"max-width:420px\" class=\"wp-chart-builder-wrapper alignnone wp-block-prc-chart-builder-controller\" id=\"694ce90a-5397-42fe-a8f4-02f47134c6f5\" data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/controller\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;694ce90a-5397-42fe-a8f4-02f47134c6f5&quot;,&quot;postId&quot;:693329,&quot;postUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/politics\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/08\\\/trumps-approval-rating-drops-as-fewer-americans-are-confident-in-his-handling-of-the-economy-other-issues\\\/&quot;,&quot;chartPostUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/chart\\\/confidence-in-trump-on-economy-foreign-policy-immigration-is-lower-than-earlier-in-his-term\\\/&quot;,&quot;postPubDate&quot;:&quot;2026-10-08&quot;,&quot;rootUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org&quot;,&quot;featuredImageId&quot;:693734,&quot;featuredImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/alpha.pewresearch.org\\\/pewresearch-org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/20\\\/2026\\\/10\\\/confidence_in_trump_on_economy_foreign_policy_immigration_is_lower_than_earlier_in_his_term-691623-1791489561.png&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Confidence in Trump on economy, foreign policy, immigration is lower than earlier in his term&quot;,&quot;subtitle&quot;:&quot;% who are &lt;strong&gt;very\\\/somewhat confident&lt;\\\/strong&gt; 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class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;694ce90a-5397-42fe-a8f4-02f47134c6f5-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Sept. 28-Oct. 4, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:420px;\"><div 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data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two-thirds of Republicans now express confidence in Trump on this issue, down from 77% in April of this year and 80% in April of last year. One-in-ten Democrats express confidence on this issue \u2013 little changed over his term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Public confidence in Trump on foreign policy and immigration is also lower than it was earlier in his term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 id=\"americans-confidence-in-trump-on-working-with-democrats-governing-is-down\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Americans\u2019 confidence in Trump on working with Democrats, governing is down<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About two-in-ten Americans (21%) now say they have confidence in Trump to bring the country closer together. This is a drop from 33% who said this at the beginning of his term, with the decline driven largely by changing GOP views. 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max-width:420px;\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__title\" data-meta-field=\"title\">GOP confidence in Trump to bring the country closer together has declined <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__subtitle\" data-meta-field=\"subtitle\">% who are <strong>very\/somewhat confident<\/strong> Trump can do each of the following<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"3c744ce7-1556-475a-8d61-c86340262843-chart\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2026\/10\/gop_confidence_in_trump_to_bring_the_country_closer_together_has_declined-691694-1791488229.png\" alt=\"Chart\" class=\"chart-fallback chart-fallback--png\" style=\"width:420px;height:auto;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Sept. 28-Oct. 4, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<hr class=\"cb__hr\" style=\"margin: 10px 0 0; 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class=\"cb__download-data-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-wp-on--keydown=\"actions.downloadData\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttabindex=\"0\"\n\t\t\t\t\trole=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"has-sans-serif-font-family\"\n\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\tDownload data as .csv\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-wp-interactive=\"prc-chart-builder\/chart\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;3c744ce7-1556-475a-8d61-c86340262843-chart&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--note\" data-meta-field=\"note\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__note cb__note--source\" data-meta-field=\"source\">Source: Survey of U.S. adults conducted Sept. 28-Oct. 4, 2026.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cb__tag\" data-meta-field=\"tag\">PEW RESEARCH CENTER<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<hr style=\"margin: 10px 0px 0px; max-width: 420px;\">\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"wp-chart-builder-view-buttons\" style=\"max-width:420px;\"><div 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data-wp-class--active=\"state.isActive\">Share<\/button><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Public opinion of Trump\u2019s ability to manage the executive branch and work well with Democrats has decreased modestly since early in his term: 38% of Americans, including 72% of Republicans, now say they have confidence in Trump to manage the executive branch. Fewer (23%) see him as able to work well with Democrats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Full trends on confidence in Trump on other issues can be <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2026\/10\/08\/midterms-2026-appendix-additional-charts\/\">found in the appendix<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;how-confident-are-americans-that-trump-keeps-his-business-interests-separate-from-his-presidential-role&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" id=\"how-confident-are-americans-that-trump-keeps-his-business-interests-separate-from-his-presidential-role\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How confident are Americans that Trump keeps his business interests separate from his presidential role?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three-in-ten Americans say they are very or somewhat confident that Trump keeps his business interests separate from the decisions he makes as president. 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