▲ U.S. President Donald Trump
Ahead of the U.S. midterm elections on November 3, U.S. President Donald Trump's approval rating has fallen to the lowest level of his entire presidency.
According to the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll of Americans concluded on October 19, local time, only 31 percent of respondents positively evaluated President Trump's handling of his job.
This is a 1 percentage point drop from his job approval rating in the same poll two weeks ago, marking the lowest level during President Trump's first and second terms.
In addition, when asked which party they would vote for if the midterm elections were held today, 47 percent of registered voters chose the Democratic Party and 35 percent chose the Republican Party.
The 12 percentage point lead for the Democrats over Republicans is the largest margin recorded in polls leading up to this election.
In the poll two weeks ago, the figures were 44 percent for Democrats and 37 percent for Republicans, a 7 percentage point difference.
If the Republican Party loses its majority status in either the U.S. Senate or the House of Representatives, President Trump's legislative agenda could face setbacks during the final two years of his term.
President Trump's approval rating has been on a downward trajectory since February, when the U.S., along with Israel, attacked Iran, sparking a war.
The war caused gasoline prices to skyrocket, increasing the economic burden on households, which is cited as a background factor.
In fact, 68 percent of respondents gave a negative evaluation of President Trump's handling of economic policy.
Even among Republican supporters, 37 percent gave a negative evaluation.
Respondents who chose the Democratic Party as better equipped to manage the economy also outnumbered those who chose the Republican Party (33 percent) at 40 percent.
Commenting on the poll results, Reuters interpreted that "as Americans worry about high gasoline prices, they appear ready to deliver a verdict against the governing Republican Party in the midterm elections."
The survey was conducted online over four days through today among 1,679 U.S. adults, of whom 1,279 were registered voters.
The margin of error is plus or minus 2 percentage points for all respondents and plus or minus 3 percentage points for registered voters.
(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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