According to a Washington Post-ABC poll released ahead of November’s midterm elections, President Trump’s approval rating has declined to 33%, marking a new low. The survey found that two-thirds of Americans—66% overall, including 34% of Republicans—believe Trump is using the presidency to enrich himself, representing a 12-point increase from the previous year.
On economic conditions, 48% of respondents reported being financially worse off since Trump took office in January 2025, the highest percentage reporting such circumstances for any president in the polling series dating back to 1986. Additionally, 75% of those surveyed rated current economic conditions as either poor or not so good. When asked about economic management, 37% said they trusted Democrats more on the economy compared with 28% who said they trusted Republicans.
The poll also measured public sentiment on governance issues. Sixty-seven percent of respondents said Trump was not committed to protecting freedom of the press, following an administration effort to ban CNN, MSNBC, and Politico from White House grounds—an action that a federal judge subsequently blocked through a preliminary injunction. Sixty-one percent said Trump was not committed to free and fair elections, up five percentage points from the previous October.
These findings come as Trump conducts an extensive campaign schedule across multiple states on behalf of Republican candidates ahead of the midterm vote. The administration has also pursued legal action against California over citizenship records, seeking information on approximately 20,000 individuals the administration claims are non-citizens, though officials did not provide details on how the list was compiled.
Republicans face challenging conditions heading into the midterm elections, with public sentiment showing broad concerns about both economic conditions and governance matters, according to the polling data.
Article Attribution | Read More at Article Source
Article summary produced by Claude AI