Donald Trump Gets ‘Mostly Bad News’ in Approval Rating Polls: Nate Silver

By : Martha McHardy

Published October 7th, 2025

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Most recent polls have painted a bleak picture for Trump. Surveys from major institutions—including The New York Times/Siena College (-11), Pew Research Center (-18), Marist College (-12), Marquette Law School (-14), YouGov/The Economist (-14), Morning Consult (-6), Quinnipiac University (-16) and YouGov/Yahoo News (-14)— all show the president with negative net approval ratings.

A Morning Consult poll conducted October 3–5 put his net approval at -6, while a YouGov/CBS News poll from October 1–3 showed an even steeper -16. A TIPP Insights/Issues & Insights poll conducted September 30–October 2 found Trump’s net approval at -4, and a HarrisX/Harris Poll/Harvard CAPS survey from October 1–2 recorded -4 as well.

But while Trump's approval rating is underwater, these polls have largely shown that the president's approval rating has remained stable amid the shutdown, changing only by 1 or 2 points since last month.