President Donald Trump‘s approval rating took a hit over the past month, according to a new national poll, but the survey leaves little room for Democrats to gloat as more than two-thirds say the party is “out of touch” with Americans.
In a four-day Washington Post/ABC News/Ipsos poll, the president had a 41% approval rating among respondents, tracking a months-long trend of various national polls placing Trump in the mid- to low-40s. However, his disapproval rating has jumped in the new poll to 59%, a level not seen in Post-ABC surveys since January 2021, a week after the attack on the Capitol.
The Oct. 24-28 survey polled 2,725 U.S. adults and has an overall margin of error of ± 1.9 percentage points.
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The poll keeps up a consistent trend since Trump began his second term: A deep divide between Republicans and Democrats on his job performance. In the new poll, 86% of Republicans said they support the president, while 95% of Democrats disapprove. Among independents, 69% say they disapprove of Trump’s presidency, while 30% approve.
Across eight issues that include the economy, immigration, tariffs, managing the federal government, crime and conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, most Americans say they disapprove of how he is handling each of them. His lowest marks concern his management of the federal government and tariffs, with 36% and 33% approval ratings respectively. He earned his highest support on Israel and Gaza, with 46% approving of his approach to the conflict and 52% disapproving.
A majority also said Trump has gone too far in exercising the powers of his office. The poll found 64% say he is going too far in “trying to expand the power of the presidency.”
U.S. President Donald Trump departs for Joint Base Andrews from the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 31, 2025.
Still, that disapproval didn’t translate into support for the opposing party, as respondents say they see president and the two political parties as “out of touch” with their lives. Democrats, however, get the brunt of it, with respondents identifying them as most out of touch. Sixty-eight percent agreed with the criticism when it comes to Democrats, compared to 61% and 63% saying the same of the GOP and the president, respectively.
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When asked how they would vote if the 2026 midterms were held today, Democrats didn’t fare much better than Republicans. Less than half, 46%, of registered voters said they would back the Democratic candidate in their voting district, while 44% said they would support the Republican candidate. Another 9% said they would not vote at all.
The difference in support between the two parties in a hypothetical midterm matchup is within the margin of error, which is ± 2.2 points for the sample of 2,203 registered voters.
Kathryn Palmer is a politics reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at kapalmer@usatoday.com and on X @KathrynPlmr.
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