Trump's Approval Rating Plummets to Record Lows Ahead of Midterms

As the prolonged war with Iran and growing concerns over the cost of living weigh on the public with three months left until the U.S. midterm elections, U.S. President Donald Trump's approval ratings have continued to slide to historic lows.

The political media outlet The Hill reported this on the 12th (local time), citing regular polling results from the British weekly magazine The Economist and the multinational polling firm YouGov.

President Trump's approval rating for his job performance stood at 33%, while his disapproval rating was 62%.

His "net approval rating," calculated by subtracting the disapproval rate from the approval rate, was -29% సాహిత్య.

The Hill noted that the approval rate and net approval rating are the lowest ever recorded since The Economist and YouGov began their regular presidential approval polls in 2009, while the disapproval rate reached an all-time high.

The latest poll was conducted among U.S. adults from the 7th to the 10th of this month.

The number of respondents was 1,589, with a margin of error of ±3.2 percentage points.

According to the analysis data released by The Economist and YouGov, evaluations of President Trump varied significantly depending on the respondents' political affiliations.

Among Republican supporters, approval stood at 79% and disapproval at 21%; among Democratic supporters, approval was 4% and disapproval 95%; and among independents, approval was 18% and disapproval 71%.

Compared to January 25 of last year, shortly after the launch of Trump's second term, the net approval rating dropped from +6% to -29% among all respondents, from +91% to +58% among Republican supporters, from -70% to -91% among Democratic supporters, and from -4% to -53% among independents.

Among Republican supporters, the MAGA (Make America Great Again) movement base saw a relatively minor decline in net approval from +97% to +85%, but non-MAGA Republican supporters experienced a sharp plunge in net approval from +84% to +3%.

President Trump's approval ratings at this point in his second term were also lower than those during his first term or the administration of Joe Biden.

Comparing the exact same points in time from the start of their presidential terms, the net approval rating was -10% during Trump's first term and -17% under Biden.

In recent polls, the percentage of positive evaluations for President Trump's job performance was recorded at 35% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll (conducted July 29 – August 3, released August 3) and 32% in a Quinnipiac University poll (conducted July 23 – 27, released July 29).

The ruling Republican Party is working to maintain control of both the Senate and the House of Representatives ahead of the midterm elections.

However, voters remain divided over President Trump's handling of the war with Iran and inflation issues.

Republican campaign strategists have warned that this could deal a major blow to the party in the midterm elections scheduled for November 3 of this year.

In a section of the Economist/YouGov poll asking respondents to evaluate Trump's job performance on specific issues, about 40% expressed support for President Trump's handling of immigration.

Additionally, 30% expressed confidence in his ability to "wisely handle international crises."

Meanwhile, 53% of all respondents stated that President Trump is "too old" to perform his duties.

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