The percentage of Americans who approve of President Donald Trump‘s performance has fallen to the lowest level of his presidency, as the vast majority of citizens express concern over what they believe will be a prolonged war against Iran. These findings come from a poll conducted by Ipsos and Reuters news agency, completed this Monday.
Trump’s approval rating hits the lowest point of both his terms
Just 33% of respondents in the four-day survey said they approve of Trump’s performance, while 64% said they do not. The figure, which stood at 35% in a previous poll conducted earlier this month, marks the lowest point of his second term — and ties the nadir of his first term, recorded in December 2017.
While Trump returned to the White House in January 2025 with just under half of Americans viewing him favorably, his approval rating has been declining rapidly since he ordered a joint military offensive with Israel against Iran on February 28th. The primary driver of his falling numbers is the surge in fuel prices, which is hitting many Americans hard — an ominous sign ahead of November’s midterm elections.
Donald Trump, who had campaigned on promises to tame inflation and keep the United States out of what he called “forever wars,” initially assured the public that the war against Iran would last only a few weeks. However, Tehran has proven a far more resilient adversary than Washington anticipated, and Iran’s decision to close the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz has had lasting consequences for fuel prices.
A striking 80% of Americans — including 87% of self-identified Democrats and 71% of self-identified Republicans — believe the war will “continue for an extended period of time.” Only 16% think it will end within a few weeks. Just one in five Americans — and only one in two Republican supporters — believes the war was justified in the first place.
According to the poll, voters now believe Democrats would do a better job than Republicans on the economy (38% vs. 35%) — an unprecedented finding in at least the past decade.
Support for the ruling party is also eroding on the issue of immigration, driven by reported deaths and a rise in detentions, particularly of children. Some 40% of respondents view the Republican approach to immigration more favorably, compared to 38% who prefer the Democratic approach — the narrowest gap of Trump’s second term, down from a 26-percentage-point advantage in January 2025.
The online poll was conducted nationwide among a sample of 1,166 adults, with a margin of error of ±3%.
