Partisanship hits peak in Gallup's new Trump approval rating poll. See results.

A new Gallup poll released this week found President Donald Trump's approval rating is 40%, a downswing from the first several months of his term but roughly in line with polls published earlier this summer.

The poll places the president in what has been a summer-long approval rating plateau that has at times dipped to historically low levels. These numbers are largely driven by nearly-unanimous Republican support, overwhelming Democratic opposition and weakening levels of support from independents, further underlining the partisan nature of support for Trump and his second term.

Though up a few points from July's 37% approval rating, Gallup's August number is within the the poll's margin of error, with pollsters calling the new poll's 40% mark "in line" with June and July surveys. In comparison, the president received approval ratings of 43% or higher in each monthly Gallup poll from January to May. Overall, Gallup's analysis puts Trump's second-term average to date at 42%.

The poll was conducted Aug. 1-20, with a random sample of 1,094 U.S. adults living in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. The margin of error is ±4 percentage points.

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