The percentage of Americans who approve of U.S. President Donald Trump’s performance has fallen to the lowest level of his presidency, as the vast majority of citizens are concerned that a war against Iran would be protracted, according to a poll by Ipsos and Reuters completed on Monday.
Only 33% of those surveyed during the four-day poll said they approve of Trump’s performance, while 64% said they disapprove.
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The figure, which stood at 35% in a previous similar poll this month, is the lowest of his second term and matches the low point of his first term, in December 2017.
President Trump’s popularity is declining rapidly after he ordered a joint war with Israel against Iran on February 28, mainly due to rising gas prices, which are hurting many in the U.S.—a development that looks ominous ahead of the midterm elections in November.
Donald Trump, who promised during his campaign that he would rein in inflation and that he would not involve the U.S. in what he called “endless wars,” initially assured that the war against Iran would last a few weeks.
But Tehran proved to be a more resilient adversary than Washington had anticipated, and its decision to close the Strait of Hormuz, which is of strategic importance, has had lasting consequences for fuel prices.
Eighty percent of Americans—including 87% of those who identified as Democrats and 71% of those who identified as Republicans—believe the war will “continue for an extended period of time.”
Only 16% believe it will end in a few weeks. Only one in five—and one in two Republican supporters—believe this war was necessary.
Now, according to the survey, voters believe that Democrats would do a better job than Republicans on the economy (38% versus 35%), an unprecedented finding at least over the past decade.
Support for the ruling party is also waning on the issue of immigration, due to deaths and an increase in arrests, particularly of children.
The poll indicated that 40% of respondents consider the Republicans’ approach to be better, while 38% favor that of the Democrats. This gap is the narrowest of Trump’s second term; it stood at 26 percentage points in January 2025.
The online poll was conducted nationwide among a sample of 1,166 adults; the margin of error is ±3%.
Source: KYPE
