The Reuters/Ipsos poll found President Donald Trump’s approval rating at 32%, the lowest of his political career, in a survey completed on Sunday that sampled 1,277 U.S. adults.
The poll, conducted over four days and reported by Reuters, showed Trump’s overall approval fell from 35% the prior week to 32% and recorded a 66% disapproval figure, with Republicans’ approval slipping to 73% from 82% a week earlier.
Only 17% of respondents approved of Trump’s handling of the cost of living, the poll said, and Reuters linked the decline in support to public concern about higher fuel and grocery prices amid the Iran war.
The Reuters story notes the poll gathered 1,277 responses and has a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points. The survey also asked registered voters how they plan to vote in the Nov. 3 midterms, with respondents preferring Democrats to Republicans by 43% to 35% in the Reuters/Ipsos results.
Trump’s approval on specific issues varied: 79% of Republicans approved his immigration approach, while just 36% of the public did; 35% approved his approach to fighting crime versus 50% who disapproved, Reuters reported.
Political observers say week-to-week polling moves can reflect short-term events. The Reuters piece, which ran Sept. 21, described the four-day field period as coinciding with White House actions that drew news attention.
For earlier polling context, a Marquette national poll published on Sept. 16 found a higher Trump approval figure, showing differences between pollsters in late-September readings; readers can compare methods in that Marquette report and see broader coverage in our roundup of recent Trump developments.
How Reuters/Ipsos conducts its polls is explained in a Reuters methodology note linked in the article; Reuters said the survey was conducted online and is part of its regular tracking of public opinion.
The Reuters/Ipsos finding is the central verified result reported here; it is supported directly by the Reuters story and its published poll numbers rather than by secondary summaries.
Sources
- Reuters — main poll results: 32% approval, sample size, margin of error, issue-level breakdown and field dates.
- Reuters — methodology note on how Reuters/Ipsos polls are conducted and the timing of the four-day survey.
