Trump Loses Ground on Several Personal Traits as Approval Rating Slips

Americans’ assessments of President Donald Trump have declined steadily over the past a number of months. His job approval ranking now stands at 34% – the bottom mark of his second time period. He has additionally misplaced floor throughout quite a lot of private attributes and situation areas.

One of the steepest declines has been within the share of Americans who say Trump “keeps his promises.” Today, 38% say this describes Trump very or pretty properly, down from 43% final August and 51% shortly after his reelection in November 2024.

The share who describes Trump as “mentally sharp” (44%) can also be down since final August (from 48%).

Most Americans proceed to see Trump as somebody who stands up for what he believes in: 64% say this describes him properly. But that share is down since final summer season, too, from 68%.

A brand new nationwide survey by Pew Research Center – carried out April 20-26 amongst 5,103 US adults – additionally finds that public confidence in Trump on a number of key points dealing with the nation has declined:

• 41% now say they’re very or considerably assured Trump could make good selections on immigration coverage, down from 46% in August and 53% shortly after his 2024 reelection.
• 38% now specific confidence in Trump to make use of army drive correctly, down from 46% final summer season.

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Confidence in Trump to make good selections on financial coverage has shifted much less over this era – 42% specific confidence as we speak, whereas 44% did in August. The financial system is amongst Trump’s best-rated points, though fewer total are assured in him than not.

Declines in Trump’s standing have come at the very least as a lot from Republicans as from Democrats. Still, Republicans proceed to supply usually constructive views of the president, his private traits and his efficiency on points.

Among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents:

• 68% approve of the best way Trump is dealing with his job as president, down from 73% in January.
• 70% say “keeps his promises” describes Trump at the very least pretty properly – down 6 proportion factors from final 12 months and 14 proportion factors from November 2024.
• 72% specific confidence in Trump to make use of army drive correctly, down 11 factors from final 12 months. GOP confidence in Trump on overseas coverage generally has declined 7 factors over this time interval.

By comparability, Democrats and Democratic leaners proceed to near-universally disapprove of Trump, little modified from the earliest days of his time period. Just 5% as we speak approve of his job efficiency.

Note: Most interviews had been accomplished previous to the April 25 shooting on the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.

How Trump’s 2024 voters consider his job efficiency

While most Trump voters nonetheless approve of the best way he’s dealing with his job as president, that share is shrinking: 78% of the president’s 2024 voters at the moment approve of him, down from 83% in January and 95% within the early days of his time period.

Within Trump’s 2024 coalition, nine-in-ten adults or extra throughout demographic teams permitted of his job efficiency within the weeks after he took workplace. But Trump’s youthful and Hispanic voters at the moment are considerably much less seemingly than his older and White voters to approve of his job efficiency:

• 57% of Trump voters below 35 and 70% of these ages 35 to 49 now approve, in contrast with 87% of his voters ages 50 and older.
• 66% of Hispanic Trump voters approve of the president, in contrast with 81% of White Trump voters. Trump’s approval ranking amongst his Hispanic voters has declined 27 factors since early 2025, in contrast with a 14-point drop amongst his White voters.

Trump’s approval ranking has additionally declined considerably amongst those that didn’t vote in 2024: 26% of those US adults now approve of their job efficiency, down from 30% in January and 45% in early 2025.

Nearly all 2024 Kamala Harris voters (98%) disapprove of Trump’s job efficiency, little modified over the course of his time period.

Other key findings

Ethics and honesty in authorities

A majority of Americans (56%) say the general stage of ethics and honesty within the federal authorities has failed over the course of Trump’s time period.

Far fewer (19%) say it has risen, whereas a couple of quarter (24%) say it has stayed about the identical.

In the primary two weeks of Trump’s second time period, 47% anticipated the extent of ethics and honesty to fall, whereas 31% thought it will rise.

Views amongst Republicans

Shortly after Trump took workplace in January 2025, 59% of Republicans mentioned they anticipated the extent of ethics would rise with Trump as president, whereas 11% mentioned it will fail.

Today, 37% of Republicans and Republican leaners say the extent of ethics in authorities has risen with Trump as president, whereas 23% say it has failed.

Views amongst Democrats

Democrats and Democratic leaners overwhelmingly say the extent of ethics and honesty has fallen over Trump’s time period (88%). In the wake of Trump’s 2025 inauguration, 82% mentioned they anticipated this to occur.

Naming authorities buildings after Trump

Following information concerning the renaming of an airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, Kennedy Center performing arts venue, and different government buildings in Washington, DC:

• 50% of Americans say naming authorities buildings after Trump wouldn’t be acceptable.
• Only 9% say it will be acceptable to do that whereas Trump is serving as president.
• 21% say it will be acceptable to call authorities buildings after Trump as soon as his presidency ends.

Views amongst Republicans

Just 17% of Republicans say it will be acceptable to call authorities buildings after Trump whereas he’s nonetheless in workplace, whereas 33% suppose this is able to be acceptable after his presidency.

About two-in-ten (21%) say this isn’t acceptable in any respect, whereas almost three-in-ten (28%) usually are not certain.

Views amongst Democrats

Three-quarters of Democrats (77%) say naming authorities buildings after Trump wouldn’t be acceptable at any level. Just 3% say it is acceptable whereas he’s president, whereas one other 11% see it as acceptable after his presidency. Democrats are far much less seemingly than Republicans to precise uncertainty on this query (simply 9% usually are not certain).