Sir Walter Scott said, "‘Oh what a tangled web we weave/ When first we practice to deceive," No longer fooled by DJT, the American people are rejecting the feculent fraudfesors and all their works and pomps. From USA TODAY:
What is Trump's approval rating in Florida? See latest polls
President Donald Trump is expected to spend the last days of the year in Florida, as his average approval rating remains underwater.
Multiple polls have shown Trump is losing voter support on the economy. But Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Trump have also diverged on recent issues, like Trump's move to reclassify marijuana. Though DeSantis has largely supported Trump's sweeping agenda, he has recently taken positions at odds with Trump on artificial intelligence, oil drilling, and the HB1 visa immigration program.
Now, as the 2026 midterm season approaches, the controversy that has dogged the Trump administration for months (and started in Palm Beach) is rearing its head again as the Justice Department releases more documents on the Jeffrey Epstein files.
President Donald Trump is expected to spend the last days of the year in Florida, as his average approval rating remains underwater.
Multiple polls have shown Trump is losing voter support on the economy. But Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Trump have also diverged on recent issues, like Trump's move to reclassify marijuana. Though DeSantis has largely supported Trump's sweeping agenda, he has recently taken positions at odds with Trump on artificial intelligence, oil drilling, and the HB1 visa immigration program.
Now, as the 2026 midterm season approaches, the controversy that has dogged the Trump administration for months (and started in Palm Beach) is rearing its head again as the Justice Department releases more documents on the Jeffrey Epstein files.
What is Trump's average approval rating?
Averages based on RealClearPolitics and New York Times aggregators show Trump's approval rating is net negative, but appears to have rebounded slightly and begun stabilizing after a sharp drop last month.
As of Jan. 27, 50.5% approved, giving Trump a net positive rating until March 13, when it flipped to net negative with 47.8% approval, compared to 48.5% disapproval, RealClearPolitics graphics show. The approval rating reached a low on April 29 at 45.1% approval, which fell around Trump's 100-day mark. It reached a new low of 42.3% on Nov. 14, as the controversy on Jeffrey Epstein's emails heated up following the end of the government shutdown. The following week, his disapproval also ticked up to a term high of 55.6% on Nov. 21. As of Dec. 23, RealClearPolitics found 43% approve and 53.6% disapprove.
The New York Times aggregator showed Trump's approval fell from 52% approval in January to 44% approval in April, and then mostly held steady for months. According to the Times, Trump's term low is 41% approval, which he first reached on Nov. 12. His disapproval also notched up to 56% on Nov. 19, a high for this term per the aggregator. As of Dec. 23, 42% approve and 54% disapprove, per the Times.
Morning Consult: Voters want Trump to focus on the economy
In a Morning Consult poll conducted Dec. 19-21, Trump had a 45% approval rating. The poll surveyed 2,203 registered U.S. voters and has a margin of error of plus or minus two percentage points. The approval is down one point from the previous week, while the 52% disapproval held steady. Both are worse than the pollster's average since January.
The survey also found that voters were most likely to want Trump to focus on lowering prices, but not as many see Trump as prioritizing those policies.
Gallup: Voters have negative view of other US leadership
A new two-week poll from Gallup released on Dec. 22 shows Trump's approval rating for the last month of the year is weak, standing at 36%, though it's buoyed by a strong 89% level of support among Republicans. Among independents, his support in the latest Gallup poll is 25%. Democrats' opinions of the president tanked to 3% in the survey. Trump's December approval rating is unchanged from last month's Gallup numbers, when it fell to the lowest of his second term, just barely above his personal low of 34% in January 2021.
The poll also shows that a majority of Americans are unhappy about congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle, dissatisfied with the way things are going in the country and do not approve of the country's top leaders in the White House, Supreme Court and the Federal Reserve.
The poll surveyed 1,016 U.S. adults living in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, between Dec. 1 and Dec. 15. The margin of error is plus or minus 4 percentage points.
How does President Donald Trump's approval rating compare to past presidents?
A historical analysis by Gallup shows Trump's approval ratings in December of his first years in office − both as the 45th and 47th presidents − are lower than any other modern president at the same time in their administrations. Here is how his December approval compares to other presidents in December of their first year of their terms, according to Gallup:
- Joe Biden (December 2021) - 43% approve
- Trump (December 2017) - 36% approve
- Barack Obama (December 2009) - 50% approve
- George W. Bush (December 2001) - 86% approve
- Bill Clinton (December 1993) - 53% approve
- George H.W. Bush (December 1989) - 71% approve
- Ronald Reagan (December 1981) - 49% approve
Contributing: Gray Rohrer, Kathryn Palmer, USA TODAY
Kinsey Crowley is the Trump Connect reporter for the USA TODAY Network. Reach her at KCrowley@usatodayco.com. Follow her onX (Twitter),Bluesky andTikTok.
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