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Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?
Donald Trump’s Job Approval
Presidential Approval Rating
43%
45%
2017
2018
2019
2020
Political party affiliation remains the central factor shaping Americans' assessments of President Trump's job performance. Among Republicans, 75% approve of Trump’s performance, down from 84% in February 2026, before start of the Iran War. In contrast, just 23% of independents and a mere 5% of Democrats approve of Trump’s job performance.
23%
Total Approve
23%
Economy, unemployment, and jobs
Total Disapprove
Trump’s 2nd Inauguration
66%
32%
In your opinion, what is the most important problem facing the U.S. today?
Most Important Problem Facing America
23% of Americans say the economy is the most important problem, unchanged from 23% in September.
Most important problem facing the U.S
This month, the economy remains Americans’ most important problem facing the nation (23%), followed by threats to democratic values and norms (14%) and corruption (13%). Democrats (28%), Republicans (19%), and independents (23%) all cite the economy as their top concern.
Threats to democratic values and norms
14%
Corruption
13%
Immigration
7%
Political violence and extremism
6%
Two in three Americans disapprove of how Donald Trump is handling his job as president, while 32% approve.
War and foreign conflicts
5%
Healthcare system
5%
Crime
3%
Artificial intelligence (AI)
3%
2%
Terrorism and extremism
Environment and climate
2%
Racism and discrimination
2%
Public health, disease, and illness
1%
Other
7%
Skipped
1%
In your opinion, what is the most important problem facing the U.S. today?
Most Important Problem
Facing America
Political violence and extremism
6%
8%
4%
6%
Threats to democratic values and norms
10%
10%
21%
14%
Racism and discrimination
1%
1%
3%
2%
Environment and climate
2%
0%
3%
2%
Education
0%
2%
1%
1%
Artifical intelligence (AI)
4%
3%
2%
3%
Public health, disease, and illness
1%
1%
1%
1%
Healthcare system
5%
5%
5%
5%
Terrorism and extremism
2%
4%
0%
2%
Immigration
5%
12%
3%
7%
War and foreign conflicts
5%
7%
4%
5%
Economy, unemployment, and jobs
23%
19%
28%
23%
Independents
Republicans
Democrats
All Americans
How do Americans feel about the direction of the country? Most are extremely pessimistic.
Corruption
15%
8%
14%
13%
Generally speaking, would you say things in this country are heading in the right direction, or are they off on the wrong track?
Right Direction/ Wrong Track
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Don't know
6%
2025
Education
1%
Other
7%
8%
5%
7%
66%
32%
Wrong Track
Right Direction
All Adults
Democrats
Republicans
Independents
Don't know / Refused
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Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?
Donald Trump’s Job Approval
Republicans
All Americans
Independents
Democrats
% Strongly/Somewhat Approve
91%
75%
23%
47%
32%
44%
5%
9%
Jan 20–21, 2025
Don't know
9%
5%
3%
6%
Oct 22–26, 2026
1 in 5
Skipped
1%
1%
0%
1%
2026
3%
5%
2%
3%
Crime