President Donald Trump's approval ratings have sunk to politically dangerous levels as his second term enters its second year, yet he shows little sign of recognising the crisis now engulfing his party ahead of November's midterm elections. With Republicans facing the prospect of losing their House majority and watching their Senate edge narrow, GOP lawmakers are scrambling to protect their own futures while the president publicly insists he is winning.
Trump's net approval rating currently sits at around -12.0 in Nate Silver's polling average, having hovered between -13 and -11 since mid‑December 2025. RealClearPolitics-style aggregates put him at roughly 44.3 per cent approval and 52.5 per cent disapproval, leaving him about 8–12 points underwater depending on the model used. That marks a steep deterioration from his inauguration, when his approval stood near 50 per cent.
