Trump's approval rating dips in new poll: What recent surveys show across nation, in PA
The University of Massachusetts Amherst survey released this past week, found public support for the Republican leader has dropped six percentage points since its April poll, giving Trump a meager 38% approval rating. With a corresponding 58% of poll respondents disapproving of his job performance, the figures mark one of the lowest ratings seen in recent months − and follow a string of major national polls with similarly low approval ratings.
A historical analysis by Gallup shows Trump's approval ratings in the first July of both of his terms are lower than those of any other modern president.
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'Trump's approval ratings, already historically low for a newly elected president, continue to sink with close to 6-in-10 Americans (58%) expressing disapproval of the job that Trump is doing in office," the UMass Amherst poll's director, Tatishe Nteta, said in an Aug. 4 press release. "While Trump remains a popular figure among Republicans and conservatives, Trump's time in office is viewed more negatively across genders, generations, classes and races, with majorities of each of these groups disapproving of Trump's performance."
The poll, conducted in partnership with YouGov July 25-30, interviewed 1,000 respondents nationally. The margin of error is 3.5%.
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Aggregations of recent approval polling from The New York Times and RealClearPolitics place Trump's approval between 44% and 45.8%, respectively, with a 53% and 51.4% disapproval as of Aug. 6.
The UMass Amherst poll shows a significantly lower approval mark compared to these averages. The survey found Trump's net approval rating dropped to -20 as he surpasses the six-month mark of his second term in office, with discontent focused especially on his handling of immigration, tariffs, inflation and the Jeffrey Epstein crisis.
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Opinions on Trump's approach to inflation and tariffs jockeyed for the lowest ratings, both collecting a 31% approval, followed by 32% approving his stance on civil rights. Approval of his stance on immigration fell nine points among respondents compared to the April survey.
The Epstein controversy continues to stay top of mind for many Americans, a topic that has weighed Trump down in recent polls. Among the participants in the UMass Amherst poll, more than three-fourths said they have "read, seen or heard about Jeffrey Epstein" either some or a lot, and 70% said they believe the president is handling the issue either "not too well" or "not well at all." Nearly two-thirds (63%) believe his administration is hiding information about Epstein.
New Trump poll shows drop in support among men
In April, men were a significant source of support for the president's then-44% approval rating, with 48% of men telling pollsters they approved of Trump's performance. Three months later, that number has dropped by nearly 10 points, with 39% of men expressing approval of the president in July − only one point higher than his overall approval rating. Among women, support is even lower at 35%, and has also seen a drop since April, by four percentage points.
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'In addition to losing support among men, Trump has seen approval for his presidency crumble among political independents, a critical swing constituency,' said Jesse Rhodes, professor of political science at UMass Amherst and a co-director of the poll, in a news release. 'While 31% of independents approved of his presidency in April, that number is now down 10 percentage points to 21%."
The UMass Amherst poll results echo similarly low approval polling by Gallup, which marked the lowest approval rating yet of his second term, at 37% as of July 25, and a Reuters/Ipsos poll released July 30 that gave him a 40% approval.
Trump's approval rating in PA
According to Civiqs polls, last updated July 31, Trump's net approval stands at -8% in Pennsylvania.About 52% of Pennsylvanians polled currently disapprove of the president's performance. About 44% approve of Trump's job performance and another 4% didn't feel one way or the other.
These polling numbers were also broken down by age, education, gender, race and party.
Age: Those between 18–34 were most unfavorable of Trump (63%), while those 50 to 64 were the most favorable (52%).Education: Respondents across all education levels disapprove of Trump's job performance, with postgraduates at 66% disapproval as well as 54% of college graduates and 49% of non-college graduates.Gender: Men and women are split on Trump, more than half of females (59%) holding an unfavorable view and about half of males (51%) having a favorable view of the president.Party: Members of the Republican party were 90% favorable of Trump, compared to the Democratic party, who felt just 2% favorable of the president's performance. About half of Independent voters were unfavorable (50%).Race: Black voters had the highest unfavorable opinion of Trump (90%), followed by Hispanic/Latino and Other at 62%, and white at 50% unfavorable.
Kathryn Palmer is a national trending news reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at kapalmer@usatoday.com and on X @KathrynPlmr.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: President Trump approval rating dips in new UMass Amherst an PA polls
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