With Trump approval ticking down, midterm elections are still a gloomy picture for GOP
President Trump's approval rating has fallen below 40%, marking a significant decline since January 2025. This drop in approval coincides with a challenging outlook for the GOP in the upcoming midterm elections, where Democrats currently hold a lead in generic ballot polling. The Republican Party faces potential losses in the House, with Democrats needing to gain only a few seats to take control.
- ▪Trump's approval rating is now at 39.9%, with 57% disapproval.
- ▪A recent poll shows 50% of respondents favor Democratic candidates for Congress, compared to 39% for Republicans.
- ▪The Republican Party's current majority in the House is slim, with only a five-seat advantage.
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WITH TRUMP APPROVAL TICKING DOWN, MIDTERM ELECTIONS ARE STILL A GLOOMY PICTURE FOR GOP. For the first time this term, President Donald Trump’s job approval rating has dipped below 40% in the RealClearPolitics average of polls. The newest rating is 39.9% approval and 57% disapproval. The president’s approval has been ticking downward for months — it started at 50.5% in January 2025 — and has come to its current level following a number of polls showing his job approval in the mid-to-high 30s. The latest is a New York Times poll, released Monday, that shows Trump at 37% approval and 59% disapproval, all among registered voters.
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