Gallup Poll: Trump’s Approval Rating Falls to 37%
Prague. 16 August. Free Eurasia. President Donald Trump’s approval rating has dropped to 37%, marking the lowest point of his second term. The findings come from a Gallup survey conducted between July 7 and July 21, 2025.
Approval Trends
In the first quarter of his second term (January–March 2025), Trump’s average approval stood at 45%. By the second quarter (April–July), it had declined to 40%, well below the post-World War II average of around 59% for U.S. presidents.
At the time of his second-term inauguration, Trump’s approval rating was 47% — already a historically low starting point. For comparison, his lowest rating during the first term was 34%.
Party Breakdown
The decline is largely attributed to shifting views among independent voters:
- Independents: approval fell by 17 points to 29%, the lowest across both of Trump’s terms.
- Republicans: support remains high at around 90%.
- Democrats: approval stands at just 2–3%.
Issue-Specific Ratings Among Independents
Independent voters expressed dissatisfaction with Trump’s handling of several key issues:
- Iran — 36%
- Ukraine — 33%
- Foreign policy overall — 41%
- Immigration — 38%
- Economy — 37%
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict — 36%
All of these figures are lower than at the start of his second term, reflecting an overall decline in trust.
Media Reaction
The results have drawn widespread coverage in international media.
Time magazine highlighted that the fall to 37% is driven primarily by independent voters: while 46% of independents supported Trump at the start of his second term, only 29% do so now. The lowest approval scores were recorded on the federal budget (19%), the war in Ukraine (24%), and foreign trade (27%). Time linked the decline to the recent passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, a controversial measure cutting Medicaid and food assistance programmes.
According to Time, support among Republicans has remained stable, while Democrats remain overwhelmingly opposed.
CNN analyst Harry Enten, writing for The Daily Beast, said the sharpest discontent comes over inflation: Trump’s net rating among independents stands at -45%, even worse than Joe Biden’s lowest point of -38%. Enten warned that this dynamic could endanger the Republican majority in the 2026 midterm elections.
At the same time, former MSNBC host Chris Matthews cast doubt on the poll results in an interview with the New York Post. He argued that Americans are actually “moving towards Trump.” Matthews pointed out that Republican support remains high, at 88–90%, which he sees as evidence of the president’s enduring influence over his base.
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