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Economist/YouGov poll: Trump approval hits second-term low at 38%
The Economist/YouGov poll shows Trump’s approval at 38% and disapproval at 59%, with the Iran war cited by 59% as the reason for worsening views.
- On Tuesday, the Economist/YouGov poll found 38% approval and 59% disapproval among 1,515 U.S. adults surveyed Feb. 27–March 2 with a 3.4 margin of error.
- Poll respondents pointed to the war with Iran when citing the decline, with 59% saying their views worsened due to recent foreign interventions like 'Operation Midnight Hammer' and 'Operation Epic Fury'.
- Despite the dip overall, Republicans strongly back President Donald Trump, with 86% approval and 53% 'strongly approve,' according to recent polls and analyst Harry Enten on March 5.
- With 51% saying they strongly disapprove, political analysts warn that approval levels could influence the 2026 midterms and campaign strategies, as Grant Davis Reeher noted.
- Across pollsters, approval trends indicate a decline, with VoteHub, RealClearPolling and The New York Times aggregator reporting lower approval numbers recently, nearing minus-21 approval levels.
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Strong approval within his own party now stands at 53% for Trump, again above Obama and Bush, whose high approval rates were 48% and 47% respectively.
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Total News Sources14
Leaning Left0Leaning Right8Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution73% Right
Bias Distribution
- 73% of the sources lean Right
73% Right
C 27%
R 73%
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