President Donald Trump’s approval rating has hit the lowest point of his second presidential term, a new poll by ABC News, The Washington Post, and Ipsos shows. The poll, released on April 30, showed Trump’s approval rating at 37 percent, with a disapproval rating of 62 percent, which is a record high across both of his presidential terms.
Across every major policy area tested—including the economy, immigration, inflation, taxes and foreign policy—respondents were found to view Trump’s handling more negatively than positively.
As the U.S. midterms approach, the findings suggest Trump’s governing position could be weakening, as well as his party’s hold of the House—the poll also found that voters would be more inclined to vote for a Democratic candidate if a U.S. House of Representatives election was held today.
If a president’s approval ratings drop, they can retain credibility on certain issues, although, as Trump’s handling of eight key policy areas appear to be more widely viewed as negative, it suggests the road ahead could be even trickier for the president.
Trump and his administration have pushed back on negative interpretations of his approval rating—he recently told NewsMax in a phone interview: “It is a problem I’m not on the ballot. Everyone says if I was on a ballot we’d win in a landslide. I have some of the best poll numbers I’ve ever had.”
Newsweek contacted the White House via email on Sunday outside of regular working hours for comment.
How Trump Fared on Key Issues
The new poll, which had a sample size of 2,560 U.S. adults and was conducted between April 24 to 28, found that Trump’s approval rating dropped to 37 percent from 39 percent in February this year. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 2 percentage points.
Across eight issues, approval for Trump’s handling of the problems at hand were also low. In regard to the economy, Trump’s approval rating was 34 percent, down from 41 percent in February.
For immigration, approval was at 40 percent, the same in February this year, though down from 43 percent in October 2025.
In regard to his war with Iran, participants of the poll largely viewed Trump’s handling of the issue negatively, with a recorded approval rating of 33 percent—the same as for how Trump has managed relations with U.S. allies.
Across a number of polls, it has become clear the majority of Americans are against Trump’s war with Iran—with many believing it to be a “mistake.” An April Reuters/Ipsos poll of 1,269 adults found that only 34 percent of participants approve of Trump’s military strikes against Iran, and a similar Reuters/Ipsos poll in March found that 38 percent of Americans backed the strikes, suggesting support for the conflict is continuing to drop.
Americans in the ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll were also negative about Trump’s handling of inflation, with an approval rating of 27 percent, and his management of the cost-of-living crisis in the country had a 23 percent approval rating.
The immigration situation at the U.S.-Mexico border, while being the highest listed approval rating, was still negative at 45 percent. On taxes, the approval rating was 38 percent.
Other recent polls have found Trump’s approval rating to be much higher than the ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll, though many of those released recently and listed on RealClear Polling still indicate approval for the president trends negative.
A Rasmussen Reports poll, conducted between April 26 to 30, of 1,500 likely voters, found Trump’s approval rating to be 43 percent, while an Insider Advantage poll from April 26 to 27, of 800 likely voters, showed an approval rating of 44 percent.
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