Trump’s approval has fallen to 33 per cent in G Elliott Morris’s latest poll, with 63 per cent disapproving. Support is slipping even among Republicans, while Democrats hold a 10-point lead on the House ballot among likely voters.
In the very unlikely event that Donald Trump took up limbo dancing (although that would be a sight to see) he would exemplify the limbo cry – how low can you go?
In the latest G Elliott Morris analysis, Trump’s approval rating has hit a new low of 33 per cent while Democrats lead the House vote by 10 per cent.
Morris’ new polling says 63 per cent of Americans disapprove of the job Trump is doing. He finds that Trump has lost significant support among non-college-educated white voters, independents and non-voters.
Indeed, he is even slipping with Republicans, with the net approval rating among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents falling from plus 54 per cent in August to plus 43 per cent this month.
Morris’ latest findings on Trump job approval show 33 per cent approving and 63 per cent disapproving. Among adults, 50 per cent strongly disapprove while only 15 per cent strongly approve.
Among 2024 Trump voters, strong approval is down to 35 per cent – down from 53 per cent in May 2025.
Democrats currently lead 52 per cent to 42 per cent among likely voters and lead on 10 of 13 issues, including trust on handling immigration for the very first time. Significantly, this has been a cornerstone issue for Trump and Republicans, yet voters are now rejecting both Trump and Republicans on the issue.
Some 38 per cent say prices and inflation are the single most important issue facing the country and 59 per cent put it in their top three. Twenty-six per cent say they are better off than they were four years ago while 45 per cent say they are doing worse. Twenty-four per cent say the country is better off and 58 per cent think it is worse.
Just seven per cent say things are going well while 54 per cent say they are doing poorly and major disruptive changes are needed.
Trump’s net approval on prices and inflation fell to minus 54 per cent – 21 per cent approving and 75 per cent disapproving – the worst number recorded on any issue.
Trump is underwater on every issue tested, including prices, health care, jobs and the economy, border security and immigration.
On artificial intelligence (AI) – or whatever Trump wants to call it – Trump has 56 per cent disapproval with 14 per cent unsure.
The all-important midterms are looking very bad for the Republicans – and Trump, of course – with Democrats trusted to handle most issues rated as their most important problems: healthcare, government funding and social programs, education, elections and democracy, trade, jobs and foreign policy.
Amazingly, on the Trump and Republican signature issue – immigration – he is leading only in deportations, and then by only one per cent, well within the margin of error.
Prices are seen as the country’s top problem by a wide margin, having gone from a one-point Democrat edge to plus 14 per cent.
Yet voters are somewhat cynical of both parties. When asked which party cares more about people like you, 38 per cent said Democrats, 26 per cent Republicans and 22 per cent neither.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, there is significant demand from voters for changes to the political system. Some 54 per cent say things are going poorly and major disruptive changes are needed – up from 52 per cent in August and 49 per cent in July.
A big problem for Trump is that among Republicans, the share of those who say things are going well has fallen from 21 per cent in January to 13 per cent weeks out from the midterms.
… and despite Trump’s attempts to suppress the vote, early voting is already enthusiastically underway.
Noel Turnbull has had a 50-year-plus career in public relations, politics, journalism and academia. He blogs at http://noelturnbull.com/blog/