President Donald Trump’s approval rating continues to drop after the Republican Party’s defeat in the midterm elections, falling another 3% in just two weeks.
A new survey conducted by The Economist and YouGov last week placed Trump’s approval rating at just 36% — down three percentage points from the week prior.
President Donald J. Trump, joined by Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and others, makes an announcement on coal, Thursday, June 4, 2026, in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)
Donald Trump In New York City White House Photo
Trump’s approval rating is currently at its lowest recorded by The Economist and YouGov since September, when it was also placed at 36%.
Meanwhile, 62% of Americans disapprove of the job Trump is doing in the White House, including 25% of those who voted for Trump in the 2024 election, 27% of conservatives, and 72% of moderates.
By race, Trump was overwhelmingly the most unpopular among African American and black voters — 80% of whom expressed disapproval of Trump’s second term. 64% of Hispanic voters also disapproved of Trump’s job in the White House, along with 57% of white voters.
Majority of Americans, Including Trump Voters, Believe Country is Headed in Wrong Direction
66% of Americans surveyed also told YouGov that the direction of the United States under Trump was “off on the wrong track,” with just 22% believing that the country was “headed in the right direction.”
That number included a majority of Republicans and Trump 2024 voters, as well as 47% of those who identified as belonging to Trump’s core MAGA support base.
36% of Americans who voted for the president in 2024 told YouGov that the economy was “getting worse” under Trump, while 47% of Trump 2024 voters said they were “less optimistic” about life now than they were 10 years ago.
Despite Trump’s repeated insistence that the results of the midterm elections would have been different were he personally on the ballot, 46% of Americans told YouGov they voted, at least in part, to “express opposition to Donald Trump.”
While Trump has since floated conspiracy theories about the 2026 midterm elections potentially being rigged, the majority of Republican and Trump 2024 voters did not express concern that the results had been counted incorrectly.
Just 27% of Trump 2024 voters told YouGov they did not believe the results were accurate.
Trump Voters Think President’s Rallies Hurt Republican Candidates More Than They Helped
Shockingly, just 23% of Trump 2024 voters believed the president’s rallies in recent months helped Republican candidates.
In fact, more Trump 2024 voters (27%) said Trump’s rallies had instead hurt Republican candidates in the election, while 37% said the rallies made no difference.
Asked what Congress’ priorities should be in 2027, the most popular reply among those surveyed was lowering the cost of living (27%), followed by “holding Trump accountable” (19%), improving the economy (18%), and stopping corruption (14%).
As for Trump’s ongoing war against Iran, which recently entered its eighth month, 60% of Americans said Trump made the “wrong decision” to enter a conflict with the state. 64% of Americans told YouGov that the Trump administration should “end the war as quickly as possible,” while only 23% favor continuing the war until all objectives have been achieved.
American Voters Favor U.S. Aid to Ukraine, But Oppose Aid to Israel
While a majority (43%) of Americans said the U.S. should give aid to Ukraine amid its ongoing war against Russia, just 26% of voters were in favor of giving aid to Israel.
U.S. aid to Israel proved unpopular among both Democratic and Republican 2024 voters, with more Trump 2024 voters expressing opposition to U.S. aid to Israel than expressing support.
Both the Republican Party and the Democratic Party were viewed unfavorably by a majority of voters, with 58% having a “totally unfavorable” opinion of the Republican Party and 51% having a “totally unfavorable” opinion of the Democratic Party.
Untrustworthy With Other Issues, Immigration Is One of the GOP’s Only Strengths
During a post-election interview with “60 Minutes,” Trump suggested that his administration’s tough immigration policies had hindered the Republicans in the midterms.
However, according to the survey, immigration is one of the only issues that voters think Republicans handle better than Democrats.
As for tariffs, health care, and the war in Iran, voters side firmly with the Democratic Party.
The Republican Party lost control of both the House and the Senate in this month’s midterm elections, with Trump-backed candidates also losing several major gubernatorial races across the country.
About the Author: Charlie Nash
Charlie Nash is a journalist and author whose work has appeared in The Spectator, Mediaite, New Statesman, and the American Conservative, among other major publications. His reporting has been featured by The Washington Post, Fox News, the Daily Beast, MS NOW, NewsNation, Hannity, and more. You can follow Charlie on X at @CharlieNash and on LinkedIn.
