Trump’s Approval Rating Keeps Falling After Midterm Losses

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Trump’s approval hits a record low of 32 percent in YouGov polling, reflecting a wider post-midterm slump over inflation and Iran.

President Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen to an all-time low in The Economist/YouGov polling following Republican midterm losses, confirming a broader downward slide across major surveys.

The drop highlights deepening public frustration over inflation and the conflict with Iran as voters digest the November election results.

Trump faces weakened political capital heading into the final two years of his term against an incoming Democratic-controlled Congress.

“Under President Trump’s leadership, this administration has signed the largest working-class tax cuts in history, secured the border, cut the cost of prescription drugs, added more than one million private-sector jobs, and locked in nearly 20 trade deals,” White House spokesperson Davis Ingle told Newsweek in a previous emailed response to The Economist/YouGov polling.

“President Trump will never stop delivering results for the American people and he will undoubtedly go down as the most successful and consequential president in American history,” Ingle added.

Newsweek reached out to the White House again on Friday morning via a website contact form seeking further comment on the latest poll.

Trump entered his second term in January 2025 with nearly half of Americans backing his leadership, yet sustained economic anxiety and geopolitical turmoil have steadily chipped away at that support.

Rather than representing a statistical fluke, this post-election nadir reflects a durable realignment among swing voters that just cost Republicans control of Congress.

Conducted among 1,685 U.S. citizens with a margin of error of 3 percentage points, the latest Economist/YouGov poll marks a four-point drop from the week prior.

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