The latestsurveyfrom American Research Group paints a stark picture: support for the president has fallen to 32%, its lowest point of his presidency, with disapproval standing at 63%. The findings reflect not only political dissatisfaction but also widespread pessimism about the direction of the national economy.
Conducted between 16 and 20 April 2026 among 1,100 adults, the poll captures a country increasingly uneasy about its economic future. With a margin of error of ±3 percentage points, the data suggests a sustained and measurable decline in both presidential approval and public confidence in economic management.
Trump's approval has fallen from 34% in March 2026 and from 45% in March 2025, a loss of 13 percentage points across 12 months, signalling a sustained erosion rather than a temporary dip. Disapproval stands at 63%, with 5% undecided.
Partisan divides remain stark. Among Republicans, 70% approve of Trump's performance, while just 1% of Democrats express support. Independents, often decisive in national elections, show weaker backing, with only 27% approving and 68% disapproving.
Economic concerns appear central to the president's declining approval. Only 31% of respondents approve of Trump's handling of the economy, while 65% disapprove. Among registered voters, 32% approve, and 65% disapprove.
The broader economic picture is similarly bleak. Just 17% of Americans rate the national economy as excellent, very good, or good, while 79% rate it as bad, very bad, or terrible. A total of 67% say the national economy is getting worse, and 60% believe the country is already in a recession.
The ARG findings align with a broader polling consensus. Pew Research Center's most recent survey, conducted in January 2026, placed Trump's approval at 37% — down from 40% in the autumn of 2025 — with more than two-thirds of Americans saying his administration's actions had beenworse than expected. Gallup, which discontinued its presidential approval tracker in February 2026 after 88 years, recorded Trump's approval at 36% in its final December 2025 reading, among the lowest it had measured since polling began in the 1930s.
The pessimism extends beyond national metrics into personal finances. Only 32% of respondents rate their household financial situation positively, while 60% describe it negatively, a sharp deterioration from April 2025, when the positive/negative split stood at 51%/39%.
Some 63% say their household finances are getting worse, and 59% expect further deterioration over the next year. Among those who disapprove of Trump's job performance, 74% say their household finances are currently getting worse, and 70% expect them to be worse still in 12 months.
NEW: Trump approval rating reaches lowest point ever at 32%, per American Research Group data.
Source: International Business Times UK
