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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGallup-Independents Drive Trump's Approval to 37% Second-Term Low
trump's approval rating is still dropping
Independents Drive Trump's Approval to 37% Second-Term Low news.gallup.com/poll/692879/...
— Lesley Abravanelð¥ðª© (@lesleyabravanel.bsky.social) 2025-07-24T18:44:33.603Z
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https://news.gallup.com/poll/692879/independents-drive-trump-approval-second-term-low.aspx
WASHINGTON, D.C. Six months into his second term, President Donald Trumps job approval rating has dipped to 37%, the lowest of this term and just slightly higher than his all-time worst rating of 34% at the end of his first term. Trumps rating has fallen 10 percentage points among U.S. adults since he began his second term in January, including a 17-point decline among independents, to 29%, matching his lowest rating with that group in either of his terms.
For their part, Republicans ratings have remained generally steady near 90% and Democrats have been consistently in the low single digits.

These latest findings are from a July 7-21, 2025, Gallup poll, which began days after Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on July 4. The law addresses many of Trumps second-term priorities, including tax cuts for individuals and corporations and increased spending for border security, defense and energy production. It also cuts funding for healthcare and nutrition programs such as Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to offset some of the costs of the tax cuts and spending increases.
For their part, Republicans ratings have remained generally steady near 90% and Democrats have been consistently in the low single digits.

These latest findings are from a July 7-21, 2025, Gallup poll, which began days after Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on July 4. The law addresses many of Trumps second-term priorities, including tax cuts for individuals and corporations and increased spending for border security, defense and energy production. It also cuts funding for healthcare and nutrition programs such as Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to offset some of the costs of the tax cuts and spending increases.
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Gallup-Independents Drive Trump's Approval to 37% Second-Term Low (Original Post)
LetMyPeopleVote
Thursday
OP
He owns the worst net approval w/ indies 6 months into a presidency (-29 pt), beating his own record.
LetMyPeopleVote
Friday
#3
Trump's Poll Numbers Hit a New Low, as He Bleeds Support from Independents
LetMyPeopleVote
Friday
#4
Lovie777
(19,466 posts)1. It's much lower....................
senseandsensibility
(23,034 posts)2. We need to remember that most people are not political junkies
and it takes a while for the news cycle to penetrate and change their minds. It's moving in the right direction, and I find this encouraging..
LetMyPeopleVote
(166,964 posts)3. He owns the worst net approval w/ indies 6 months into a presidency (-29 pt), beating his own record.
LetMyPeopleVote
(166,964 posts)4. Trump's Poll Numbers Hit a New Low, as He Bleeds Support from Independents
trump's numbers are crashing
https://time.com/7305351/trump-polling-new-low/
President Donald Trumps approval rating slid further Thursday, hitting a new low during his second term of 37% among U.S. adults, according to Gallup, as he continues losing support from independent voters. Independents rated him most poorly on his handling of the budget, Ukraine and foreign trade.
Trumps standing among partisans hasnt shifted. Gallup found that his support from Republicans has stayed steady at around 89% and his approval from Democrats remained in the single digits, falling slightly to 2% in July.
Gallups pollsters spoke to voters in the two weeks after Trump signed into law his signature spending billthe One Big Beautiful Bill Act. That law included tax cuts, and increased funds for immigration enforcement, the military and U.S. fossil fuel production. It also included funding cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Among independents, Trumps lowest approvals came in for his handling of the federal budget, at 19%, and the war in Ukraine, at 24%. Twenty seven percent of independents approved of his handling of foreign trade and the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis. His handling of the economy found 29% approval among independents. Trumps overall approval among independent voters declined to 29% down from 46% when he took office six months ago.
Trumps standing among partisans hasnt shifted. Gallup found that his support from Republicans has stayed steady at around 89% and his approval from Democrats remained in the single digits, falling slightly to 2% in July.
Gallups pollsters spoke to voters in the two weeks after Trump signed into law his signature spending billthe One Big Beautiful Bill Act. That law included tax cuts, and increased funds for immigration enforcement, the military and U.S. fossil fuel production. It also included funding cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Among independents, Trumps lowest approvals came in for his handling of the federal budget, at 19%, and the war in Ukraine, at 24%. Twenty seven percent of independents approved of his handling of foreign trade and the conflict between Palestinians and Israelis. His handling of the economy found 29% approval among independents. Trumps overall approval among independent voters declined to 29% down from 46% when he took office six months ago.