Story Highlights
- Independents’ ranking of Trump all the way down to 29%, matching their all-time low
- Trump’s 40% second-quarter approval ranking is beneath common traditionally
- Trump’s favorable ranking at 41%
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Six months into his second time period, President Donald Trump’s job approval ranking has dipped to 37%, the bottom of this time period and simply barely greater than his all-time worst ranking of 34% on the finish of his first time period. Trump’s ranking has fallen 10 share factors amongst U.S. adults since he started his second time period in January, together with a 17-point decline amongst independents, to 29%, matching his lowest ranking with that group in both of his phrases.
For his or her half, Republicans’ scores have remained typically regular close to 90% and Democrats have been constantly within the low single digits.
###Embeddable###
These newest findings are from a July 7-21, 2025, Gallup ballot, which started days after Trump signed into regulation the One Huge Stunning Invoice Act on July 4. The regulation addresses a lot of Trump’s second-term priorities, together with tax cuts for people and companies and elevated spending for border safety, protection and power manufacturing. It additionally cuts funding for healthcare and vitamin applications similar to Medicaid and the Supplemental Diet Help Program to offset a few of the prices of the tax cuts and spending will increase.
Trump’s Dealing with of Iran, Overseas Affairs Rated Highest, however Nonetheless Underwater
Trump’s scores for dealing with every of eight separate overseas and home points are additionally typically poor. He earns the best marks for his dealing with of the state of affairs with Iran (42%) and overseas affairs (41%). Approval is barely decrease for his job on immigration (38%), the financial system (37%), the state of affairs within the Center East between the Israelis and Palestinians (36%), and overseas commerce (36%). People’ scores of Trump’s dealing with of the state of affairs in Ukraine (33%) and the federal funds (29%) are even decrease.
Other than the state of affairs with Iran, which was not beforehand measured in Trump’s second time period, scores on every of the problems are decrease now than earlier this 12 months. These embrace a 14-point drop for the federal funds and eight-point declines for immigration and the state of affairs in Ukraine.
###Embeddable###
Republicans broadly approve of Trump’s job on every subject, together with his dealing with of overseas affairs garnering the best ranking (93%). Apart from the state of affairs in Ukraine, which earns approval from 70% of Republicans, his scores on the opposite points vary from 81% to 88% inside his social gathering.
Democrats’ highest ranking of Trump’s dealing with of the eight points is 12% for the state of affairs in Ukraine, and the entire different points are in single digits. In the meantime, not more than 36% of independents approve of the president’s job efficiency on any of the problems. The state of affairs with Iran earns him the best approval from independents, at 36%, and the federal funds the bottom (19%).
###Embeddable###
Trump’s Second-Quarter Job Approval Score Much like First-Time period File Low
Throughout Trump’s second quarter of his second time period, which spanned April 20 by way of July 19, he averaged 40% job approval, a determine just like his first-term second-quarter common of 39%. It’s nicely beneath the 59% common second-quarter ranking for all post-World Battle II presidents elected from 1952 to 2020. Invoice Clinton (44%) is the one president apart from Trump to have a sub-majority approval ranking throughout his second quarter, which normally coincided with a president’s honeymoon section.
Trump’s second-quarter common additionally compares unfavorably with these of two-term presidents of their second presidential time period. Richard Nixon’s 44% approval ranking within the second quarter of 1973 amid the unfolding Watergate scandal is the closest to Trump’s present ranking. Barack Obama and George W. Bush have been additionally beneath 50% within the second quarter of their second time period, whereas Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan and Clinton every loved majority-level approval at comparable factors.
###Embeddable###
Trump’s Favorable Score Down Seven Factors Since January to 41%
Trump’s present 41% favorable ranking is down from two 48% readings recorded shortly after the 2024 election and simply after his inauguration in January. The November and January scores have been just like his private bests — a 50% studying in 2005 and a 49% studying in April 2020.
Republicans stay almost unanimous of their favorable view of the president, with a gentle 93% viewing Trump positively. Democrats’ newest 4% favorable ranking can also be little modified from January’s 7%. Simply as independents’ approval ranking of Trump has tumbled since his inauguration, so too has their favorable ranking, which is down from 47% in January to 34% now.
Backside Line
Trump closes out the second quarter of his second time period in workplace having completed a lot of what he mentioned he would do if elected. But, outdoors of his Republican base, comparatively few People are happy together with his efficiency. His ranking has fallen to the bottom level of his second time period, basically matching the place he was on the similar time in his first time period, which isn’t a lot greater than his all-time worst ranking. He additionally will get typically poor marks for dealing with key points, together with immigration and the financial system, which have been main focuses of his marketing campaign.
Keep updated with the newest insights by following @Gallup on X and on Instagram.
Discover President Trump’s approval scores and evaluate them with these of previous presidents within the Gallup Presidential Job Approval Heart.
Be taught extra about how the Gallup Ballot Social Sequence works.
View full query responses and tendencies (PDF obtain).
###Embeddable###
