The approval rating of United States President Donald Trump remained at 32%, the lowest level of the Republican’s political career. The data come from the new Reuters/Ipsos poll, released last Monday (5).
Among Hispanics, the group that helped bring him back to the White House, the index fell to 24%, the lowest recorded in either of Trump’s two terms.
The overall percentage repeats the September round, when the Republican’s rating fell below the previous floor of the series, 33%, reached in August. At the start of the second term, in January 2025, Trump had 47% approval in the same survey.
In 2024, Trump received almost half of the Hispanic vote, compared with about one-third in 2020. Now, only 26% of such voters say they intend to vote for Republican candidates on November 3, when the U.S. midterm elections take place. On the other hand, 52% said they intend to vote for the Democrats. This is the largest margin for the opposition party since Trump’s inauguration.
According to Reuters, support for Trump among Hispanics receded with the inflation surge triggered by the war against Iran, started by the president in February. The conflict has disrupted Middle Eastern oil supplies and driven fuel prices to near-record levels.
The election next month will determine control of the House of Representatives and the Senate in the last two years of Trump’s term. In a Reuters/Ipsos poll released in September, Democrats lead the vote intention for Congress 44% to 37%, the widest gap since the Republican’s return to the White House.
The poll released this week was conducted online, over six days, with 4,506 adults nationwide. The margin of error is about two percentage points.
