What is Donald Trump's approval rating? Voters weigh in on gas prices
What is Donald Trump's approval rating? Voters weigh in on gas prices
Kinsey Crowley and Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY NETWORKFri, June 5, 2026 at 3:33 PM UTC
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What is Donald Trump's approval rating? Voters weigh in on gas prices
After a winning streak, a President Donald Trump-endorsed candidate lost a Republican primary election on June 2.
Preliminary results from the Iowa governor's race show Republican businessman Zach Lahn pulled ahead of Rep. Randy Feenstra, whom Trump had endorsed. In other primary elections across the country in recent weeks, Trump-backed candidates defeated incumbents like Sen. Bill Cassidy, Sen. John Cornyn and Rep. Thomas Massie.
Trump has also said he doesn't care about the midterms, which are often seen as a referendum on the presidency. What do voters think of how Trump is handling his job as president? Here are the latest approval rating polls.
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What is Trump's approval rating?
Trump's approval rating has been net negative for over a year and has been fluctuating but trending more negative over the last several months. Here is Trump's average approval rating on June 5, according to aggregators:
RealClearPolitics Poll Average: 40.4% approve, 57.1% disapprove
New York Times: 38% approve, 58% disapprove
Silver Bulletin: 39% approve, 57.5% disapprove
Marquette Law School: 81% disapprove of Trump's job on gas prices
In a Marquette Law School Poll conducted May 20-26 among 1,001 U.S. adults found Trump has a 38% approval rating overall. The overall poll's margin of error is plus or minus 3.4 percentage points.
The poll found Trump's influence over Republicans remains strong, with 71% saying they would vote for a primary candidate endorsed by Trump, versus 20% who said they would vote for an incumbent Trump opposed.
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But support on specific issues shows a decline in support, according to Marquette. Just 19% approve of his handling of gasoline prices, compared to 81% who disapprove. On inflation and the cost of living, respondents gave him a 22% approval, down from 24% in April.
Net approval hit a new low in Economist/YouGov poll
A record-high number of Americans say they disapprove of Trump's time in the White House, according to the latest Economist/YouGov poll.
The poll, released June 2, showed that about 61% of Americans said they disapproved of how Trump handled his job as president. Trump's current net job approval is at around -26, which is the lowest seen in an Economist/YouGov poll in any week across either of Trump's terms in office.
According to the latest poll, Independents have also become more negative towards Trump's time in office. According to YouGov, a record high 71% Independents say they disapprove of Trump's job, another low not seen in either of the president's terms in office.
The nationwide poll, which interviewed 1,604 adults, was conducted between May 29 and June 1. YouGov said the poll's margin of error was ±3.5 percent.
Contributing: Brianne Pfannenstiel, Joey Garrison, USA TODAY
Kinsey Crowley is the Trump Connect reporter for the USA TODAY Network. Reach her at KCrowley@usatodayco.com. Follow her on X (Twitter), Threads, Bluesky and TikTok.
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