Donald Trump's Approval Rating Jumps With Liberals
By: Kate Plummer (Newsweek)
The poll results says more about liberals than it says about Trump.
S E E D E D C O N T E N T
President Donald Trump's approval rating has increased among liberals in the past month.
According to polling by I&I/TIPP released on August 4, the proportion of liberals who said they approved of Trump's job performance increased by 4 percentage points from 19 percent at the end of June to 23 percent in early August.
Why It Matters
Approval ratings are a good way of measuring the temperature of the nation and Trump's popularity has fluctuated in the first six-plus months of his term in the Oval Office. Liberals do not generally have a positive view of the president or his policies so an uptick in approval rating is noteworthy. It remains to be seen whether this will sustain and ultimately affect the 2026 midterm elections.
What To Know
While the proportion of liberals who said they approved of Trump has increased, the majority of liberals (72 percent) still see him in an unfavorable light.
The proportion of liberals with a favorable view of the president increased from 18 percent at the end of June to 23 percent in August—an increase of 5 percentage points.
Overall, Trump's favorability rating among all voters was net -1 percent in July and net 0 percent in August.
The June poll was conducted between June 25 and 27 had a sample size of 1,421 adults. In August, 1,362 adults were polled from July 30 to August 1. Both polls had a margin of error of +/- 2.7 percentage points.
Polling elsewhere has been less positive. A survey conducted by Quantus Insights from July 21 to July 23 among 1,123 registered voters showed his rating stands at 47 percent, while 50 percent disapproved.
According to the YouGov polling for British newspaper The Times, the proportion of people who disapprove of Trump's job performance has increased from 52 percent in April to 57 percent in July.
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