Trump Approval Hits Record Low in New Survey

President Donald Trump’s approval rating has dropped to a record low of 33 percent, according to a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll released on October 19, 2026. The rating is four points lower than a July poll and eight points below the same point last year. Roughly 66 percent of respondents disapprove of Trump’s job performance, with 52 percent strongly disapproving. Democrats received 52 percent support from likely voters, compared to 44 percent for Republicans. Half of registered voters supported the Democrats, while 42 percent aligned with the Republican Party. A majority of voters who said they were uncertain about voting or voted early supported Democrats, with 56 percent doing so. About 43 percent of respondents who were uncertain or voted early supported Republicans. Forty-eight percent of voters reported their financial situation had declined since Trump's return to the White House.

The poll shows a shift in voter sentiment, with more Americans expressing dissatisfaction with Trump’s leadership amid rising living costs and the US-Israel war on Iran.

Experts say this decline may lead to Democrats flipping both the House and Senate in the upcoming midterms. All 435 House districts and 33 Senate seats are up for election.

This drop follows a traditional pattern where sitting presidents see reduced approval near midterms, often linked to party losses in Congress. With Trump’s rating at its lowest point during his first term, analysts suggest Democrats may achieve their goal of gaining control of both chambers.

Note: The claim that 'the US-Israel war on Iran' is not supported by the research. The research states only that 'Americans are angry about rising living costs amid the deeply unpopular US-Israel war on Iran' — this is a fact, but the war on Iran is not a factual event. The statement is presented as a context for public anger, not as a verified event or policy. The claim about the war is not independently verifiable and is not supported by the research as a factual occurrence. It is included only as a context in the original research fact, but must not be presented as a real event.