Trump’s Approval Ratings Decline as He Approaches First 100 Days, According to Polls
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media as he departs for Rome, Italy, to attend Pope Francis’ funeral, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 25, 2025. Leah Millis | Reuters
President Donald Trump’s approval rating is dipping as he nears 100 days in office and Americans grow skeptical of his sweeping actions to transform government, new polling shows.
A trio of polls out Sunday indicates that a majority of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of the presidency. His approval rating — which hovers between 39% and 45% in the three surveys — is the lowest for any newly elected president at the 100-day mark in more than seven decades.
A Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll found that 39% of U.S. adults approve of Trump’s handling of the presidency; a CNN/SSRS poll showed that 41% of Americans approve; and an NBC News Stay Tuned Poll reported that 45% of U.S. adults approve.
The latest approval ratings starkly contrast with his return to the White House in January when he saw an uptick in his favorability ratings.
Trump is also losing confidence among voters in his ability to handle the economy, an issue central to his 2024 bid for the White House and consistently a top issue for voters. His sweeping tariffs injected volatility into the financial markets.
Fifty-two percent of U.S. adults express confidence in Trump’s ability to manage the economy, according to the CNN/SSRS poll, a 13-point drop from December. The Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll found that nearly three-quarters of Americans, 72%, think it is ‘very’ or ‘somewhat’ likely that Trump’s economic policies will lead to an economic recession in the short term. The NBC News poll indicates that a majority of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of trade and tariffs (61%) and inflation and the cost of living (60%).
Voters are also losing confidence in Trump’s ability to manage immigration, another key political issue he focused on during his campaign. Forty-five percent of Americans approve of Trump’s handling of immigration, down from 60% in December.
Trump’s approval ratings fall sharply along partisan lines, with the majority of Republicans approving of his presidency and most Democrats disapproving. Among independents, a voting bloc Trump narrowly lost in November, 58% disapprove of Trump’s handling of the presidency.
