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Trump Approval Rating at 35 Percent in Latest Reuters/Ipsos Poll
A Reuters/Ipsos poll released Tuesday showed President Donald Trump with a 35 percent approval rating among U.S. adults. The survey found disapproval among Republicans rose to 21 percent from 5 percent in January.
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U.S. adults. The survey of 1,271 adults was conducted May 15-18 and carries a 3-point margin of error. The figure is one point below the rating recorded in the same poll earlier this month and one point above the 34 percent low reached during his second term.
Among Republicans, the share who disapprove of his job performance rose to 21 percent from 5 percent shortly after he took office in January 2025.
Republicans who said Trump is doing a good job fell three points from earlier this month to 79 percent. That figure is down from 91 percent at the start of his term. A separate Reuters/Ipsos survey of 1,507 registered voters conducted May 11-15 found majority disapproval on five issues: immigration, the economy, the Israel-Palestine conflict, the war in Iran, and the cost of living.
Nearly half of respondents, 49 percent, rated the economy as poor, an 11-point rise from January. Only 28 percent said Trump has handled the cost of living well, a six-point drop since January. 30 a gallon on Thursday. Three-quarters of respondents said the administration is at least partly to blame for the increase.
