Pew Research: Trump’s Approval Rating Hits Historic Lows

Only 34% of Americans approve of the job Donald Trump is doing as president. That is not a political talking point. That is a number — and it tells a story about where this country stands.

That 34% approval rating is lower than Trump's own rating at a comparable point in his first term, when he sat at 40%. It is lower than Joe Biden's 37% in the summer of 2022. It is lower than Obama, Clinton, and Reagan at similar stages. Only presidents who presided over active crises — wars, recessions, historic failures — have landed this low heading into a midterm election.

The decline is coming from inside the house. Since February 2025, Trump's approval among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents has dropped 15 points — from 84% to 69%. That is not Democrats sounding the alarm. That is his own coalition pulling back. Among Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents, just 6% approve. The partisan gap — 78 percentage points — is nearly identical to what it was during his first term, which means the division isn't new. But the depth of Republican erosion is.

What this data reflects is something Americans are living every day: the gap between what was promised and what was delivered. On affordability. On health care. On basic stability. The numbers don't lie, and they don't spin.

A 34% approval rating heading into the midterms is not a ceiling — it is a floor waiting to be tested by November. Leading Ladies Vote knows what to do with that. Our vote is our power.

 🔗  Read the full Pew Research report: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/08/06/trumps-job-approval-rating-is-low-by-historical-standards/