It comes as Trump, who strode into a second term on a pledge to lower costs, finds himself underwater on the economy. A recent CBS News poll found that only 39% of voters approved of his performance on the issue, while 61% disapproved, one of his worst polls since retaking the presidency.

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.

As the Trump administration enters its crucial second year, polls indicate that much of the American public disapproves of the president and his flagship policies, although views are split along partisan lines.

From January's honeymoon period to December's slight rebound, NJ Advance Media tracked Trump's approval rating throughout the year.

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.

Numbers reveal what the public thinks of Trump and what he's done during the first year of his return to the presidency

The approval ratings of President Donald Trump have witnessed a slight uptick as he wraps up the first year of his second term, in spite of prevailing economic concerns. Trump’s approval ratings had plummeted to a second-term low of 41% last month amidst ...

When tracking President Trump’s job approval on a daily basis, people sometimes get so caught up in the day-to-day fluctuations that they miss the bigger

Nov. 19 Trump’s approval rating declined two points, to 39%, in the latest NPR/PBS/Marist poll compared to the groups’ September survey, and his disapproval rating increased from 53% to 56% (the poll of 1,443 U.S. adults was conducted Nov. 10-13 and has a three-point margin of error).