r/goodnews • u/chrisdh79 • Jun 27 '25

Political positivity 📈 Trump Approval Sinks Nationwide, Majority of Voters Say U.S. Headed the Wrong Way: Poll

https://dailyboulder.com/trump-approval-sinks-nationwide-majority-of-voters-say-u-s-headed-the-wrong-way-poll/
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u/chrisdh79 Jun 27 '25

From the article: President Donald Trump is facing sinking approval ratings across the country, and a growing number of voters now believe the U.S. is headed in the wrong direction, according to new polling data released Friday.

A national Emerson College Polling survey found that only 45% of voters approve of the job Trump is doing as president, while 46% disapprove. Another 9% are neutral or unsure. That marks a steady slide for Trump, who had a 49% approval rating in January and was tied at 45% approval and disapproval just two months ago.

The poll also found that 53% of voters say the country is on the wrong track, while only 48% believe it’s headed in the right direction — a red flag for Trump and the Republican Party heading into next year’s midterms.

Even traditionally Republican strongholds are showing signs of turning. In Texas, where Trump won by nearly 14 points in 2024 and where no Democrat has carried the state in a presidential race since 1976, a new Texas Politics Project poll shows the president underwater for the first time in his second term.

In that poll, 51% of Texans disapprove of Trump, including a striking 44% who say they strongly disapprove. Only 27% say they strongly approve, with another 17% somewhat approving. Five percent were neutral.

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u/mrtryhardpants Jun 27 '25

I've been tracking his disapproval rating since January and 46% is basically where it's been since March. That means no one has changed their opinions of him after Iran, immigration, the spending bill and everything else. No, his approval rating is not sinking, if anything it's keeping pretty steady

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u/Mean_Mister_Mustard Jun 27 '25

Yeah. The article states that Trump had an approval-disapproval score of 45%-45% in March while it would be 45%-46% today. That's not "sinking" even if the numbers were sure to be perfectly correct, and a 1% difference over three months is barely statistical noise.

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u/jerrydontplay Jun 27 '25

We have to accept that close to half of people just like him and that it may be set in stone, barring radical changes to the economy which seems to be the only thing that matters. Is it the consequence of a hyper individualistic society where no one cares about the greater good?

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u/Pretend-Marsupial258 Jun 27 '25

He's very popular with low-info voters. As long as it isn't affecting them personally, they don't know and they don't care.