Occasionally, when the president is especially frustrated by Americans’ attitudes, he reaches out to his lawyers.

Democrats are clearly motivated ahead of the 2026 midterm elections despite having mixed feelings about the party’s leadership, a new CNN poll, conducted by SSRS and released Sunday, found. This comes as Trump’s approval rating remains underwater about one year into his second term in office.

Trump's approval rating has dropped slightly since last week according to the latest polls.

The New York Times/Siena College poll, released Thursday, showed Trump with an overall approval rating of 40% and a disapproval rating of 56%.

Public opinion on nearly every aspect of President Donald Trump’s first year back in the White House is negative, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds, with a majority of Americans saying Trump is focused on the wrong priorities and doing too little to address cost of living.

Another poll, by California-based pollster Civiqs, shows similar numbers: In that survey, Idaho voters have a 57% approval rating of Trump while 38% of registered voters disapprove of his performance. That’s down somewhat from a 65% approval rating and 31% disapproval when Trump first took office, according to Civiqs.

US President Donald Trump has once again stirred discussion after suggesting that he should consider running for a fourth term.

Reuters, The Economist/YouGov and Gallup released monthly polls of Trump’s approval rating throughout 2025. A combined average of the polls finds Trump’s 2025 approval rating at 42%. Below is a chart featuring Trump’s monthly approval rating from Reuters, Gallup and The Economist/YouGov respectively. The chart can also be viewed here.

During his remarks at a Saudi investment forum last month, President Trump struggled to explain why his poll numbers are tanking. Trump stated, "My poll numbers just went down, but with smart people they went way up." Exclusive: Watch a Coast Guard ...

Steve Kornacki compares President Donald Trump's poll numbers to those of his recent predecessors at similar points in their White House tenures.