President Donald Trump is facing another uncomfortable chapter in the opinion polls, with his net approval rating sinking to approximately -21, according to the polling figures supplied to OGM News. The number means considerably more Americans disapprove of the president’s performance than approve of it, putting Trump deep underwater politically as his administration approaches another major test at the ballot box. Recent national polling has independently confirmed that Trump’s approval has fallen to unusually low levels during his second term.
The figure has given Donald Trump’s political opponents plenty to celebrate and his supporters plenty to dispute. Trump has frequently attacked unfavorable polling and promoted more positive assessments of his standing, while independent surveys continue to show substantial public dissatisfaction. In Washington, the nation’s political calculators are apparently being asked to perform overtime—and none of them seem particularly interested in delivering good news.
Donald Trump’s Numbers Sink as Voters Deliver a Difficult Verdict
Trump’s declining numbers are particularly significant because his political strength has historically depended on maintaining intense support among his Republican base. Recent Pew Research found that even Republican and Republican-leaning voters had become less positive about several aspects of Trump’s performance, although Republicans remained substantially more supportive of him than Democrats.
The broader polling environment has also become increasingly difficult for the president. One national polling tracker currently places Trump at roughly 38% approval against about 60% disapproval, producing a net figure near -22. Individual polls have been even harsher, demonstrating that the precise number can move depending on the pollster and field dates.
Donald Trump Faces a Political Problem That Cannot Be Solved With a Calculator
The president’s difficulties extend beyond one approval number. Polling has found significant dissatisfaction with several areas of his administration, including economic management and foreign policy. Earlier in the year, a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll found Americans broadly dissatisfied with Trump’s handling of the Iran conflict and reported a significant decline in his economic ratings.
Satirically speaking, Trump’s political approval thermometer has now entered territory where someone may soon need to check whether it is actually plugged in. The president can dismiss individual polls, but the accumulation of unfavorable numbers creates a larger political question: whether declining approval is temporary turbulence or evidence of a deeper problem for the administration and the Republican Party.
Trump therefore enters the next phase of his presidency with an increasingly difficult public-opinion landscape. A net approval rating around -21 is hardly the kind of number a president would frame and hang above the Oval Office desk, and the approaching midterm elections will provide a much harder test than any opinion survey. OGM News will continue monitoring Trump’s approval numbers, voter sentiment and the political consequences of the latest polling as the story develops.
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