FILE -President Donald Trump participates in a call with U.S. service members from his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida on Thanksgiving Day on November 27, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Photo by Pete Marovich/Getty Images)
President Donald Trump’s approval rating has fallen to a new low during his second term, and to the second-lowest it's been throughout both of his presidencies, according to recent polling from Gallup.
Here’s what Gallup’s latest poll says:
Trump approval ratings latest
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The Gallup poll was taken from Nov. 3-25. During that time, elections resulted in gains for Democrats and the federal government shutdown became the longest in U.S. history before its resolution on Nov. 12.
By the numbers:
President Trump’s job approval rating has fallen five percentage points to 36%, the lowest of his second term, while disapproval has risen to 60%.
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Trump’s second-term job approval
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The latest decline follows three months of stability, with 40% to 41% of Americans expressing approval of his handling of the presidency, Gallup said.
His prior second-term low point in approval was a statistically similar 37% in July, and his all-time low was 34% in 2021, at the end of his first term after the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
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Republican Trump approval rating
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Republicans’ approval of Trump fell seven points to 84%, Gallup said.
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Republicans’ rating is the lowest of Trump’s second term, while independents’ is the worst in either term. Trump’s prior low point among independents, 29%, was last recorded in July and, prior to that, was only seen once before, in August 2017.
Democrats’ rating of the president remains in the low single digits (3%).
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Trump approval rating by issue
Trump has the most approval from Republicans when it comes to crime, foreign affairs and immigration, according to the Gallup poll.
Among Democrats, the issue where he is earning the highest mark is on the situation in the Middle East.
Among Independents, he’s getting the most approval when it comes to crime and foreign trade.
Other Trump approval ratings
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Multiple polling organizations use various methods to ask groups of Americans their opinions on the president’s job performance.
The New York Times has aggregated Trump’s approval rating polls since Inauguration Day, providing a daily average.
As of Nov. 29, the NYT aggregate shows 56% disapprove of Trump’s job so far, with 41% approving.
Those numbers include the latest poll from Gallup.
The Source: Information in this article was taken from a Gallup poll conducted Nov. 3-25, 2025, with results published by Gallup on Nov. 28, 2025. Additional information was also taken from the New York Times presidential approval rating aggregator. This story was reported from Detroit.