Donald Trump may have claimed extraordinary authority since returning to the White House, but he hasn’t been especially popular. Per the RealClearPolling average, Trump has been underwater in the polling average ever since early March, and currently has an average disapproval rating of 51.7 percent and an approval rating of 45.3 percent, which is a spread of 6.4 percent. It’s not his all-time low — the negative spread went as high as 7.7 in early October — but it’s close to it.
Also, CNN reported this week that voter views of Trump on the issue of the economy are the lowest for a sitting president in U.S. history at this particular stage of his term, or at least since the advent of modern polling in the 1970s. That’s according to CNN polling analyst Harry Enten, in an appearance on the network this week.
Trump’s net approval rating on the economic issue, per Enten, has reached -19 according to Quinnipiac and -13 according to CNBC.
CNN reports Trump’s economy is now at its lowest approval in U.S. history for any sitting president.
Quinnipiac has him at –19, CNBC at –13, marking record-breaking disapproval not just for his presidency, but for any president at this stage of a term. pic.twitter.com/4wC6YBhlxk
— Brian Allen (@allenanalysis) October 23, 2025
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“The bottom line is that Donald Trump is at the lowest point ever in either of his terms,” Enten said. “Donald Trump is setting records that, simply put, you do not want to set.
Quinnipiac had more polling results related to the president’s performance. Per the poll, “Forty percent of voters approve of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president, while 54 percent disapprove.”
Participants were also asked their views on the ongoing government shutdown.
“Twenty-two days into a government shutdown after Congress hit a budget impasse, 45 percent of registered voters think Republicans in Congress are more responsible for the government shutdown, while 39 percent think Democrats in Congress are more responsible and 11 percent volunteered that they think both parties are equally responsible, according to a Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pea-ack) University national poll of registered voters released today.”
Yes, @GuntherEagleman is incorrect. Their approval is now actually UP +7 from July. https://t.co/Qx847FPk37 pic.twitter.com/lnRI8Az7F0
— Save America (@SaveAmerica1812) October 22, 2025
The poll also found that if midterm elections were held today, 50 percent of voters say they would support the Democratic candidate, while 41 percent would back the Republican.
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