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President Trump’s approval rating dropped to its lowest level of his second term in the YouGov/Economist poll released Tuesday.
In the weekly survey, conducted this past weekend, 39 percent of surveyed Americans approve of Trump’s handling of the presidency, down from the 41 percent recorded over the last three weeks and 40 percent recorded in mid-August.
In the latest survey, 57 percent of Americans disapprove of the president’s handling of his post, also a record for his second term.
Trump’s minus 18 net approval is the second-lowest recorded by the YouGov/Economist weekly poll from either of his two terms. The record low of minus 21 net approval was recorded in mid-November 2017, but pollsters say it “was a one-time blip” and that Trump’s approval rose again quickly thereafter.
“It’s too early to say whether this week’s drop in job approval is durable or temporary,” pollsters said about the latest survey.
Relative to Americans overall, Trump fares better among registered voters, 43 percent of whom approve of his handling of his job.
Among 2024 Trump voters, 86 percent approve, while 16 percent disapprove; among Republicans, 88 percent approve of the president, while 10 percent disapprove; and among conservatives, 81 percent approve, and 17 percent disapprove.
Nearly two-thirds of independent voters — 64 percent — say they disapprove of Trump’s handling of his job, compared with just 28 percent who approve. And among Americans who consider themselves moderate, 65 percent disapprove and 32 percent approve of the president.
The survey was conducted from September 12 to 15 and included 1,567 respondents. The margin of error is 3.6 percentage points.
