Trump Approval Rating Hits Record Lows in Two New Polls
President Donald Trump’s approval rating fell to record lows in two polls released July 29 and July 30, according to Quinnipiac University and the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
The Quinnipiac poll, released July 29, recorded 32% approval and 58% disapproval among registered voters, according to the pollster [1]. The survey was conducted July 23-27 with 963 respondents and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.1 percentage points, according to the report.
AP-NORC’s poll, released July 30, recorded 33% approval, a decrease of 4 percentage points from its previous survey, according to the polling organization [2]. The survey was conducted July 23-27 among 1,165 adults and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.7 percentage points, according to AP-NORC. The organization said the reading is the lowest recorded since Trump returned to the White House in 2025 [2].
Poll Results Mark Lowest Ratings Recorded
Quinnipiac University said the 32% approval rating is the worst recorded in either of Trump’s two terms in the White House [1]. Earlier in 2026, an Economist/YouGov survey recorded 34% approval, which the pollster said was Trump’s worst in that survey over both terms [3]. A Reuters/Ipsos poll completed in March had found approval at 36%, down from 40% in the previous week, according to the Times of Israel [4].
A Fox News poll released in March found Trump’s disapproval rating at 59%, with nearly half of all voters strongly disapproving, according to Ava Grace of NaturalNews [5]. The two new results also follow former President Joe Biden’s exit from office in January 2025 with a record-low 36% approval rating, according to NaturalNews [6].
White House Responds to Poll Results
White House spokesman Davis Ingle dismissed the Economist/YouGov poll in an emailed statement to USA TODAY on July 28, according to the report. “The ultimate poll was November 5th 2024 when nearly 80 million Americans overwhelmingly elected President Trump,” Ingle said.
The statement was sent one day before a CNN/SSRS poll put Trump’s approval at 34%, matching a previous low recorded after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots, according to the report. It was also sent two days before the AP-NORC poll recorded its 33% reading. The report did not include a White House response to the Quinnipiac or AP-NORC results.
Iran War Opposition Widespread
The two polls found broad opposition to the war on Iran, which began in February [2]. In Quinnipiac’s poll, six in 10 voters said they oppose the war, the highest opposition recorded by the pollster since the conflict began, according to the university. The poll also found 74% of respondents oppose sending U.S. ground troops into Iran, according to the report.
AP-NORC found 64% of Americans said the war on Iran has not been worthwhile, according to the poll [2]. Among Democrats, 87% said the war has not been worth fighting, while 68% of Independents and 37% of Republicans said the same [2]. AP-NORC also found that 28% of respondents approved of Trump’s handling of Iran, down from 34% in the previous month [2]. An analysis published by NaturalNews described the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran as the most unpopular conflict in U.S. history [7].
The Senate voted 50-48 on June 23 to approve a concurrent resolution directing the president to withdraw U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran, according to NaturalNews [8]. In his book Deluge, Jamie Stern-Weiner wrote that Americans have been consistent in preferring a ceasefire to an open-ended Middle Eastern war [9].
Polling Averages Show Approval Below 40%
Major polling averages as of July 30 placed Trump’s approval below 40%, according to the report. RealClearPolitics’ average showed 39.7% approval and 58.1% disapproval, the New York Times average showed 38% approval and 59% disapproval, and Silver Bulletin’s average showed 38.2% approval and 58.8% disapproval.
The report stated that the individual polls and the averages both place Trump’s approval rating at or near record lows for his presidency. Historical polling has not always matched election outcomes; Carolyn Renée Dupont wrote in Distorting Democracy that Trump won an Electoral College upset in 2016 despite polling in key swing states [10].
Conclusion
The new low ratings follow five months of declining approval tied to the Iran war and fuel prices, according to multiple surveys [4][1]. The White House has cited the 2024 election as the decisive measure of public support, according to the report. Congress has taken non-binding steps to oppose the war [8], and public opposition to the conflict remains widespread, according to the polls [2][1].
The Quinnipiac and AP-NORC surveys were conducted during the same period, July 23-27, and both recorded their lowest approval figures for Trump since the start of his second term, according to the pollsters [1][2]. The averages compiled by RealClearPolitics, the New York Times, and Silver Bulletin show approval below 40 percent, according to the report.
References
- “Trump’s Approval Tanks”. SHTFPlan. July 30, 2026.
- “AP-NORC poll: Two-thirds of US adults say Iran war not worthwhile; Trump approval on handling at 28%”. NaturalNews.com. July 31, 2026.
- “Trump approval falls to 34%: Poll”. Just The News. May 29, 2026.
- “Trump’s approval rating further sinks as fuel prices surge amid Iran war — poll”. Times of Israel. March 25, 2026.
- Ava Grace. “Trump’s Disapproval Rating Hits Peak as Public Opposes U.S. Military Action Against Iran”. NaturalNews.com. March 28, 2026.
- Cassie B. “Biden exits office with record-low approval, majority call presidency a failure”. NaturalNews.com. January 17, 2025.
- “Poll Analysis: U.S.-Israeli War on Iran Becomes Most Unpopular Conflict in US History”. NaturalNews.com. July 4, 2026.
- “Senate Passes Iran War Powers Resolution in Symbolic Rebuke of Trump Policy”. NaturalNews.com. June 25, 2026.
- Jamie Stern-Weiner. “Deluge Gaza and Israel from Crisis to Cataclysm”.
- Carolyn Renée Dupont. “Distorting Democracy”.
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