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Donald Trump’s approval rating ticks up as 2026 begins. Here’s what the polls show
As 2026 begins, President Donald Trump's approval ratings have inched upward – with a slight increase in favorable ratings amongst American voters in most recent political polls.
"Donald Trump's approval rating reflects his rollercoaster year, "according to The Economist. Americans, according to the article, are concerned about how the president has handled the economy and "worry that Mr. Trump’s tariffs and health-care spending policies will cost them."
Trump remains a polarizing figure, as the first year of his second presidential term was marked by a series of unconventional – and often unprecedented – actions.
The federal government shutdown stalemate underscores Trump’s turbulent 2025, during which he deployed troops in U.S. cities, imposed widespread tariffs, slashed federal spending by axing government jobs through a newly created Department of Government Efficiency, and authorized the demolition of the White House’s historic East Wing to make way for a 90,000-square-foot ballroom. He's also leading the effort to build a giant arch, reminiscent of Paris' Arc de Triomphe, in the nation's capital, which remains unclear how it will be funded.
What is President Donald Trump's current approval rating? See the most recent polls
President Donald Trump's approval ratings remained about the same since last week as he continues to face major foreign policy developments, domestic issues and questions about his health as 2026 began.
Trump's favorability ratings have gone through multiple up- and down- ticks as he approaches the first anniversary of his second term in office, against a slew of executive orders, mass firings of federal workers, tariff and trade wars, bombing Iran, and mass deportations; however, they have since slumped amid the ongoing Epstein files controversy and last month's historic government shutdown.
In recent headlines, as the Russia-Ukraine war rages on, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy's trip to Trump's resort in Mar-a-Lago failed to cement a peace plan for his war-torn nation.
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It was a wake-up call for America. In January, Donald Trump took the oath of office, declared himself “saved by God to make America great again” and issued a barrage of executive orders. In the ensuing months the US president and his allies moved at breakneck speed and seemed indomitable.
But as 2025 draws to a close with Trump struggling to stay awake at meetings, the prevailing image is of a driver asleep at the wheel. Opinion polls suggest that Americans are turning against him. Republicans are heading for the exit ahead of congressional contests next November that look bleak for the president’s party.
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