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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump is now more unpopular than Biden ever was.
https://www.ms.now/opinion/trump-polls-biden-inflationTrumps polls just passed a historic low
The president is now more unpopular than Joe Biden ever was.
Trump spirals as gas revolt spans Rogan, GOP and independents
May. 15, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT
By James Downie
The presidents poll numbers are in the toilet. He is struggling to stay alert during key events. An overseas conflict is dampening enthusiasm among his base. Voters are furious about rising inflation.
This weeks Economist/YouGov poll, just by itself, made for rough reading for the White House: 36% approval versus 58% disapproval, for a net approval rating of -22%.
Believe it or not, however, those are not Trumps worst approval, disapproval or net numbers. Whats different is the consistency. In the past, bad numbers one week often have been offset by less-bad numbers in the next poll, YouGovs David Montgomery wrote. Now, the share of Americans who approve of Trumps job handling has been under 40% for two straight months, and his net approval has been -22 for three straight weeks.
The lowest three-week average for Biden? -21.8.
Similarly, polling averages from The New York Times and Nate Silver placed Trumps net approval at -20 and -19.6, respectively. Both numbers are below Bidens standing when he dropped out of the 2024 race (and below anything from Trumps first term).
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Trump is now more unpopular than Biden ever was. (Original Post)
dalton99a
11 hrs ago
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at140
(6,273 posts)1. hope that will transfer to whoever the repuglicans nominate in 2028 n/t
Takket
(23,795 posts)2. shocking that drumpf is only just now getting to "disliked as much as Biden"
really just goes to show how Dems and rethugs are seen so differently in the eyes of the public. Dems have to do one or two things people don't like and they lose them forever, instantly. rethugs do horrible things constantly and it takes months... years even... for their support to slowly melt away.
patphil
(9,214 posts)3. Fifty Plus One has the difference between approval and disapproval at 23%.
https://fiftyplusone.news/polls/approval/president
https://www.natesilver.net/p/trump-approval-ratings-nate-silver-bulletin
If you compare the graphs on the two sites, they're both trending in a very similar way.
It's just a matter of what polls they combine, and how they weight them, but the results show the same picture.
https://www.natesilver.net/p/trump-approval-ratings-nate-silver-bulletin
If you compare the graphs on the two sites, they're both trending in a very similar way.
It's just a matter of what polls they combine, and how they weight them, but the results show the same picture.