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Opinion polling on the second Trump presidency

Opinion polling on the second Trump presidency

This article summarizes the results of polls taken during the second presidency of Donald Trump which gather and analyze public opinion on his administration's performance and policies. At the time when Donald Trump began his second term, his approval rating was 47%, the second lowest approval rating at the start of a presidential term in polling history, second only to his own first term.

Throughout 2025 to 2026, Trump's approval rating has steadily declined to an average of 37 to 39%. In August 2026, Trump was the second most unpopular president at this stage of his presidency in the history of polling going back to the 1940s (the worst being Richard Nixon just days before resigning the office).




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