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INDEPENDENTS DRIVE TRUMP’S APPROVAL TO 37%  
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Megan Brenan
July 24, 2025
Gallup
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_ Trump closes out the second quarter of his second term in office
having accomplished much of what he said he would do if elected. Yet,
outside of his Republican base, relatively few Americans are pleased
with his performance. _

, Gallup

 

WASHINGTON, D.C. ­­— Six months into his second term, President
Donald Trump’s job approval rating has dipped to 37%, the lowest of
this term and just slightly higher than his all-time worst rating of
34% at the end of his first term
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Trump’s rating has fallen 10 percentage points among U.S. adults
since he began his second term in January
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including a 17-point decline among independents, to 29%, matching his
lowest rating with that group in either of his terms.

For their part, Republicans’ ratings have remained generally steady
near 90% and Democrats have been consistently in the low single
digits.

These latest findings are from a July 7-21, 2025, Gallup poll, which
began days after Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
on July 4. The law addresses many of Trump’s second-term priorities,
including tax cuts for individuals and corporations and increased
spending for border security, defense and energy production. It also
cuts funding for healthcare and nutrition programs such as Medicaid
and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to offset some of
the costs of the tax cuts and spending increases.

Trump’s Handling of Iran, Foreign Affairs Rated Highest, but Still
Underwater

Trump’s ratings for handling each of eight separate foreign and
domestic issues are also generally poor. He earns the highest marks
for his handling of the situation with Iran (42%) and foreign affairs
(41%). Approval is slightly lower for his job on immigration (38%),
the economy (37%), the situation in the Middle East between the
Israelis and Palestinians (36%), and foreign trade (36%). Americans’
ratings of Trump’s handling of the situation in Ukraine (33%) and
the federal budget (29%) are even lower.

Apart from the situation with Iran, which was not previously measured
in Trump’s second term, ratings on each of the issues are lower now
than earlier this year. These include a 14-point drop for the federal
budget and eight-point declines for immigration and the situation in
Ukraine.

Republicans broadly approve of Trump’s job on each issue, with his
handling of foreign affairs garnering the highest rating (93%). Aside
from the situation in Ukraine, which earns approval from 70% of
Republicans, his ratings on the other issues range from 81% to 88%
within his party.

Democrats’ highest rating of Trump’s handling of the eight issues
is 12% for the situation in Ukraine, and all of the other issues are
in single digits. Meanwhile, no more than 36% of independents approve
of the president’s job performance on any of the issues. The
situation with Iran earns him the highest approval from independents,
at 36%, and the federal budget the lowest (19%).

Trump’s Second-Quarter Job Approval Rating Similar to First-Term
Record Low

During Trump’s second quarter of his second term, which spanned
April 20 through July 19, he averaged 40% job approval, a figure
similar to his first-term second-quarter average of 39%. It is well
below the 59% average second-quarter rating for all post-World War II
presidents elected from 1952 to 2020. Bill Clinton (44%) is the only
president other than Trump to have a sub-majority approval rating
during his second quarter, which usually coincided with a
president’s honeymoon phase.

Trump’s second-quarter average also compares unfavorably with those
of two-term presidents in their second presidential term. Richard
Nixon’s 44% approval rating in the second quarter of 1973 amid the
unfolding Watergate scandal is the closest to Trump’s current
rating. Barack Obama and George W. Bush were also below 50% in the
second quarter of their second term, while Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald
Reagan and Clinton each enjoyed majority-level approval at comparable
points.

Trump’s Favorable Rating Down Seven Points Since January to 41%

Trump’s current 41% favorable rating is down from two 48% readings
recorded shortly after the 2024 election and just after his
inauguration in January. The November and January ratings were similar
to his personal bests — a 50% reading in 2005
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and a 49% reading in April 2020.

Republicans remain nearly unanimous in their favorable view of the
president, with a steady 93% viewing Trump positively. Democrats’
latest 4% favorable rating is also little changed from January’s 7%.
Just as independents’ approval rating of Trump has tumbled since his
inauguration, so too has their favorable rating, which is down from
47% in January to 34% now.

Bottom Line

Trump closes out the second quarter of his second term in office
having accomplished much of what he said he would do if elected. Yet,
outside of his Republican base, relatively few Americans are pleased
with his performance. His rating has fallen to the lowest point of his
second term, essentially matching where he was at the same time in his
first term, which is not much higher than his all-time worst rating.
He also gets generally poor marks for handling key issues, including
immigration and the economy, which were major focuses of his campaign.

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