Trump approval rating holds near career low in latest poll

President Donald Trump's deep unpopularity among many Americans continues to weigh on his approval rating, which is near its lowest point of his political career, according to the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Monday, Nov. 9.

The new poll showed the president's approval rating holding steady at 32% for the third Reuters/Ipsos poll in a row, which were conducted between early November and late October. This performance is only one percentage point higher than his career low of 31%, which Trump saw in mid-October.

The president's Nov. 9 polling numbers come as his Republican Party reels from an electoral drubbing in the midterms.

Despite some races remaining uncalled almost a week from Election Day on Nov. 3, Democrats are set to hold their biggest House majority since 2008 and are positioned to flip Senate seats in traditionally red states like Alaska and Mississippi.

The latest Reuters/Ipsos poll, conducted Nov. 6 to Nov. 9, surveyed 1,705 U.S. adults with a 2-percentage-point margin of error.

Trump's bad numbers

Economic and cost-of-living concerns were among the biggest factors in the GOP's defeat, according to an NBC News exit poll, which showed that 75% of midterm voters said the economy was either "poor" or "not so good."

That sour sentiment continued, as the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll shows that 21% of Americans approved of Trump's management of the cost of living, with 25% giving the president good marks on his economy.

Trump's latest bad numbers come days after he saw his lowest approval rating in Economist/YouGov polling since September.

The poll, released Saturday, Nov. 7, showed Trump's approval rating at 36%, down three percentage points from the previous Economist/YouGov survey on Oct. 29, days before the Nov. 3 Election Day.

What do the polling averages say?

Trump's near-career low in the newest Reuters/Ipsos poll comes as national polling averages continue to show his approval sinking deeper and deeper underwater.

As of Monday, Nov. 9, the RealClearPolitics average put Trump's approval rating at 38.9%, compared with 59.2% disapproval.

The New York Times polling average showed Trump at 37% approval and 60% disapproval, while Nate Silver's Silver Bulletin average had him at 37.8% approval and 59.1% disapproval.

Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him at fernando.cervantes@usatodayco.com and follow him on X @fern_cerv_.

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This story was originally published November 9, 2026 at 2:46 PM.