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E
ven by the
low standards he has set since returning to office, Donald Trump is unpopular at the moment. His net approval rating is -20, eight percentage points below where it was at this time in his first term and lower than it has been at any point in his second.
The Iran war is probably responsible. Not only do Americans dislike it—only 28% of them support the war, while 59% oppose it—but it has driven the price of oil up. That will make both manufacturing and transport more expensive, with knock-on impacts on the price of goods. And inflation is the issue which voters care about more than any other. The effects are already visible: the average price for petrol is more than $4 a gallon.
Discover more
Net approval rating by issue
After inauguration
Latest
-40
-30
-20
-10
10
Approve
Disapprove
Inflation/prices
Mar 2026
Jobs & the economy
Mar 2026
Foreign policy
Mar 2026
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Crime
Mar 2026
Mr Trump’s handling of immigration has found more support, though it is still negative. On March 6th the president
fired Kristi Noem
, the Department of Homeland Security chief. She was the face of the administration’s mass-deportation campaign and an immigration crackdown in Democratic cities that left two Americans dead. A majority of people polled by YouGov approved of her sacking.
Net approval rating by state
0
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5
Disapprove
Approve
10
10
20
20
40
40
AK
ME
VT
NH
WA
ID
MT
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MN
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Trump/Biden states*
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Using YouGov’s data,
The Economist
has projected Mr Trump’s approval rating state by state. As you might expect, approval of Mr Trump is lowest in states that tend to vote for Democrats and highest in those that tend to vote for Republicans. Mr Trump’s voters still overwhelmingly approve of his performance as president. But the projection also shows how dissatisfaction with Mr Trump is widespread even in states that voted for him in 2024. The numbers will make anxious reading for Republicans facing competitive races in this year’s midterm elections.
Trump’s net approval rating by demographic, % points
50% confidence interval
-80
-60
-40
-20
0
20
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Sex
Male
Female
Age
Under 30
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45-64
65+
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Black
Hispanic
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Education
HS or less
Some college
College grad
Postgrad
As with other Republican politicians before him, white and male voters are among the most likely to approve of Mr Trump’s job performance, while younger voters and members of ethnic minorities are among the most strongly disapproving. People who have the most education—college graduates and postgrads—are least likely to support Mr Trump. Voters of pension age, normally a solidly Republican bloc, are also surprisingly lukewarm on the president.
What is the most important issue facing America?
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Rep 12%
All 6%
Dem 9%
Rep 2%
All 5%
Dem 9%
Rep 1%
All 5%
Dem 2%
Rep 4%
All 3%
Dem 2%
Rep 1%
All 3%
Some political issues disproportionately concern political partisans. Immigration is a key issue for Mr Trump’s Republican base, as are taxes and government spending. Democrats are more worried about health care and climate change. The chart above shows the most important issues among American adults and members of each party.
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Karl Marx said that men make their own history, but they do not make it as they please. That goes for Mr Trump as much as for anyone else. Public opinion in Mr Trump’s first term came to be dominated by concern about health care, especially after the outbreak of covid-19. The economic effects of the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 made inflation a defining issue of Mr Biden’s presidency. The chart above shows which issues have been most important to American adults since 2017, based on weekly survey data from YouGov.
â–
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The Economist
; BLS; Cooperative Election Study; US Census; Current Population Survey; FiftyPlusOne; Pew Research Centre;
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# 442 days into Donald Trump's term
The president's net approval rating is \-20,
down 1\.1 points since last week.
36% approve, 57% disapprove, 7% not sure
Last updated on April 7th 2026
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## Net approval rating, % points
###
Compared with
Trump 2017
Biden 2021
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Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
2025
26
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\-10
10
20
Approve
Disapprove
Mar 30th -20
Mar 30th -20
[By state](https://www.economist.com/interactive/trump-approval-tracker#by-state)
[By demographic](https://www.economist.com/interactive/trump-approval-tracker#demographics)
[Most important issues](https://www.economist.com/interactive/trump-approval-tracker#issues)
E
ven by the
low standards he has set since returning to office, Donald Trump is unpopular at the moment. His net approval rating is -20, eight percentage points below where it was at this time in his first term and lower than it has been at any point in his second.
The Iran war is probably responsible. Not only do Americans dislike it—only 28% of them support the war, while 59% oppose it—but it has driven the price of oil up. That will make both manufacturing and transport more expensive, with knock-on impacts on the price of goods. And inflation is the issue which voters care about more than any other. The effects are already visible: the average price for petrol is more than \$4 a gallon.
Discover more
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[Economy tracker See how the American economy is doing](https://www.economist.com/interactive/trump-approval-tracker/economy)
## Net approval rating by issue
###
After inauguration
Latest
\-40
\-30
\-20
\-10
10
Approve
Disapprove
Inflation/prices
Mar 2026
Jobs & the economy
Mar 2026
Foreign policy
Mar 2026
Immigration
Mar 2026
Crime
Mar 2026
Mr Trump’s handling of immigration has found more support, though it is still negative. On March 6th the president [fired Kristi Noem](https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/03/05/kristi-noems-ignoble-legacy-as-homeland-security-secretary), the Department of Homeland Security chief. She was the face of the administration’s mass-deportation campaign and an immigration crackdown in Democratic cities that left two Americans dead. A majority of people polled by YouGov approved of her sacking.
Net approval rating by state
All adult citizens
2024 voters
0
5
5
Disapprove
Approve
10
10
20
20
40
40
AK
ME
VT
NH
WA
ID
MT
ND
MN
IL
Trump/Biden states\*
WI
MI
CT
MA
RI
OR
NV
WY
SD
IA
IN
OH
PA
NY
NJ
CA
UT
CO
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
AZ
NM
KS
AR
TN
NC
SC
DC
OK
LA
MS
AL
GA
HI
TX
FL
\*States that voted for Biden in 2020 that Trump won in 2024
Sources:
- YouGov/*The Economist*
- FiftyPlusOne
- The Economist
Using YouGov’s data, *The Economist* has projected Mr Trump’s approval rating state by state. As you might expect, approval of Mr Trump is lowest in states that tend to vote for Democrats and highest in those that tend to vote for Republicans. Mr Trump’s voters still overwhelmingly approve of his performance as president. But the projection also shows how dissatisfaction with Mr Trump is widespread even in states that voted for him in 2024. The numbers will make anxious reading for Republicans facing competitive races in this year’s midterm elections.
Trump’s net approval rating by demographic, % points
50% confidence interval
\-80
\-60
\-40
\-20
0
20
Approve
Disapprove
Sex
Male
Female
Age
Under 30
30-44
45-64
65+
Race
White
Black
Hispanic
Other
Education
HS or less
Some college
College grad
Postgrad
As with other Republican politicians before him, white and male voters are among the most likely to approve of Mr Trump’s job performance, while younger voters and members of ethnic minorities are among the most strongly disapproving. People who have the most education—college graduates and postgrads—are least likely to support Mr Trump. Voters of pension age, normally a solidly Republican bloc, are also surprisingly lukewarm on the president.
What is the most important issue facing America?
% responding by party
1 Inflation/prices
Dem 23%
Rep 23%
All 24%
2023
24
25
26
0
10
20
30
2 Jobs and the economy
Dem 14%
Rep 15%
All 15%
2023
24
25
26
0
10
20
3 Health care
Dem 14%
Rep 8%
All 10%
2023
24
25
26
0
10
20
4 Immigration
Dem 3%
Rep 14%
All 8%
2023
24
25
26
0
10
20
30
5 Taxes and government spending
Dem 5%
Rep 10%
All 7%
2023
24
25
26
0
10
20
6 Civil rights
Dem 10%
Rep 1%
All 6%
2023
24
25
26
0
10
20
7 National security
Dem 2%
Rep 12%
All 6%
8 Climate change and the environment
Dem 9%
Rep 2%
All 5%
9 Civil liberties
Dem 9%
Rep 1%
All 5%
10 Abortion
Dem 2%
Rep 4%
All 3%
11 Education
Dem 2%
Rep 1%
All 3%
Some political issues disproportionately concern political partisans. Immigration is a key issue for Mr Trump’s Republican base, as are taxes and government spending. Democrats are more worried about health care and climate change. The chart above shows the most important issues among American adults and members of each party.
Most important issues, 2017-2026
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Karl Marx said that men make their own history, but they do not make it as they please. That goes for Mr Trump as much as for anyone else. Public opinion in Mr Trump’s first term came to be dominated by concern about health care, especially after the outbreak of covid-19. The economic effects of the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 made inflation a defining issue of Mr Biden’s presidency. The chart above shows which issues have been most important to American adults since 2017, based on weekly survey data from YouGov. â–
***
Sources:
YouGov/*The Economist*; BLS; Cooperative Election Study; US Census; Current Population Survey; FiftyPlusOne; Pew Research Centre; *The Economist*
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E ven by the low standards he has set since returning to office, Donald Trump is unpopular at the moment. His net approval rating is -20, eight percentage points below where it was at this time in his first term and lower than it has been at any point in his second.
The Iran war is probably responsible. Not only do Americans dislike it—only 28% of them support the war, while 59% oppose it—but it has driven the price of oil up. That will make both manufacturing and transport more expensive, with knock-on impacts on the price of goods. And inflation is the issue which voters care about more than any other. The effects are already visible: the average price for petrol is more than \$4 a gallon.
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## Net approval rating by issue
After inauguration Latest
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Inflation/prices
Mar 2026
Jobs & the economy
Mar 2026
Foreign policy
Mar 2026
Immigration
Mar 2026
Crime
Mar 2026
Mr Trump’s handling of immigration has found more support, though it is still negative. On March 6th the president [fired Kristi Noem](https://www.economist.com/united-states/2026/03/05/kristi-noems-ignoble-legacy-as-homeland-security-secretary), the Department of Homeland Security chief. She was the face of the administration’s mass-deportation campaign and an immigration crackdown in Democratic cities that left two Americans dead. A majority of people polled by YouGov approved of her sacking.
Net approval rating by state
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Using YouGov’s data, *The Economist* has projected Mr Trump’s approval rating state by state. As you might expect, approval of Mr Trump is lowest in states that tend to vote for Democrats and highest in those that tend to vote for Republicans. Mr Trump’s voters still overwhelmingly approve of his performance as president. But the projection also shows how dissatisfaction with Mr Trump is widespread even in states that voted for him in 2024. The numbers will make anxious reading for Republicans facing competitive races in this year’s midterm elections.
Trump’s net approval rating by demographic, % points
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Race White Black Hispanic Other
Education HS or less Some college College grad Postgrad
As with other Republican politicians before him, white and male voters are among the most likely to approve of Mr Trump’s job performance, while younger voters and members of ethnic minorities are among the most strongly disapproving. People who have the most education—college graduates and postgrads—are least likely to support Mr Trump. Voters of pension age, normally a solidly Republican bloc, are also surprisingly lukewarm on the president.
What is the most important issue facing America?
% responding by party
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Rep 12%
All 6%
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Some political issues disproportionately concern political partisans. Immigration is a key issue for Mr Trump’s Republican base, as are taxes and government spending. Democrats are more worried about health care and climate change. The chart above shows the most important issues among American adults and members of each party.
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Karl Marx said that men make their own history, but they do not make it as they please. That goes for Mr Trump as much as for anyone else. Public opinion in Mr Trump’s first term came to be dominated by concern about health care, especially after the outbreak of covid-19. The economic effects of the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 made inflation a defining issue of Mr Biden’s presidency. The chart above shows which issues have been most important to American adults since 2017, based on weekly survey data from YouGov. â–
Sources:
YouGov/*The Economist*; BLS; Cooperative Election Study; US Census; Current Population Survey; FiftyPlusOne; Pew Research Centre; *The Economist* |
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