Donald Trump's job approval falls to 33%

Only one-third (33%) of Americans strongly or somewhat approve of how Donald Trump is handling his job as president, according to the latest Economist / YouGov Poll. That's the smallest share to ever approve of Trump's job handling in any Economist / YouGov Poll across both of Trump's terms. Meanwhile 62% disapprove of Trump, the most to ever do so. Almost all Democrats disapprove of Trump's job performance: 4% approve and 95% disapprove, for a net approval of -91. Currently 18% of Independents approve of Trump's job performance and 71% disapprove, a net job approval of -53. That's down from 32% approval and 60% disapproval (-28 net) among Independents at the start of the year. Less than half (48%) of Republicans strongly approve of how Trump is handling his job, while almost all Democrats strongly disapprove of Trump's job performance (91%). With 33% approval and 62% disapproval, Trump's net job approval is -29, also the lowest he has ever received. At this point in Trump's first term, he had a net approval of -10, while Joe Biden had a -17 net approval at this point in his term. The larger drop is among the roughly 30% of Republicans who say they're not MAGA supporters, who began Trump's second term almost universally approving of him (90% approve and 6% disapprove) but are now nearly evenly split (51% vs. 47%). Among the roughly 60% of Republicans who are MAGA supporters, Trump's approval since the start of the year has remained relatively stable (moving to 92% from 94%). Trump has hit new lows among multiple demographic groups, including women (-36), white Americans (-19), and college graduates (-42). Another sign of Trump's shrinking political base is that he has hit a new low for this term in the share of Americans who strongly approve of his job performance: 17%.