Donald Trump returned to the presidency, in part, due to support from the middle class. Now, that support is eroding, according to a new poll.
Per Newsweek, which cited a YouGov/The Economist poll, Trump’s support among the middle class is “showing signs of erosion.”
According to that report, “in August, 45 percent of middle-income voters polled approved of Trump while 51 percent disapproved—a net rating of –6 points. That gap widened to –11 in September (43 percent approve; 54 percent disapprove) and –13 in October (42 percent approve; 55 percent disapprove).”
Middle-income Americans have historically been a contested but important group for the Republican Party. https://t.co/Bgn9Z3LhFu
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) October 28, 2025
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And this shows bad signs for the president.
“President Trump has declared that he alone is in charge, and Republicans in Congress have largely let Trump do whatever he wants,” Peter Loge, a professor of political communication at George Washington University, told Newsweek. “People are concerned about the economy and the direction of the country. They blame the person in charge for their anxiety, and that’s Trump.”
Earlier this week, on Truth Social, Trump claimed that he was sporting “the best Polling Numbers that I have ever received,” but like most such claims throughout Trump’s political career, that isn’t true.
According to the RealClearPolling average, Trump has not had a positive average approval rating since March 11. In that average, as it currently stands, the president is currently disapproved by 51.9 percent, and approved by 44.9 percent, for a spread of -7. That’s not the worst of his second presidency, as that number went over -8 in early October, but it’s still well below zero, and below Trump’s claims of the “best polling numbers I have ever received.”
Some individual polls, such as RMG Research’s, continue to list Trump in positive territory, but the majority of recent ones do not, with the most recent Quinnipiac and Reuters/Ipsos polls showing Trump underwater by double digits. The same is true of the Economist/YouGov poll that Newsweek cited. The poll also found a less-than-positive picture of economic conditions as a whole.
NEW Economist/YouGov: Personal finance
% saying that a year from now they and their household will be better off financially
Democrats
Jan 26-28: 18%
Oct 24-27: 14%
Republicans
Jan 26-28: 67%
Oct 24-27: 38%
(Links in reply) pic.twitter.com/55WaxgPvO1— YouGov America (@YouGovAmerica) October 28, 2025
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