President Trump’s job performance approval rating has slipped to a new low for his second term, according to a poll released Tuesday, Sept. 15, by Marquette University. The survey found that 37% of Americans approve of the president’s performance, a decline of three percentage points from the university’s July polling. This latest figure represents the lowest approval rating recorded in Marquette’s tracking since the president returned to the White House in early 2025. Previously, the lowest point for the administration was 38%, recorded in June.
Beyond the headline approval number, the poll highlights a persistent decline in intense support for the president. At the start of his second term, 29% of Americans reported they strongly approved of Trump’s performance. That figure has since fallen to 15%.
The polling data also indicates that Democrats may be gaining an advantage in their efforts to secure control of the House of Representatives and the Senate in the upcoming November midterms. Among likely voters, Democrats now lead Republicans by 13 percentage points in a generic congressional ballot. This reflects a seven-percentage-point improvement for Democrats since July, when their lead stood at six points. Among registered voters, the Democratic advantage is 12 points, a significant increase from the two-point lead recorded in July. Conversely, support for Republicans in the generic ballot has dropped four percentage points since the summer.
Specific policy areas also show a downward trend for the president. The poll recorded declining approval for Trump’s handling of eight key issues: border security, immigration, foreign policy, tariffs, the economy, the war with Iran, gas prices, and inflation. Notably, approval for his management of border security has fallen below 50%. Meanwhile, only 19% of respondents approve of his handling of inflation and the cost of living, while 20% approve of his approach to gas prices. As of Wednesday, the American Automobile Association (AAA) reported the national average for a gallon of gas reached $4.36, marking a 14-cent increase from the previous week and a rise of more than $1 compared to September 2025.
Despite these trends, the president saw a slight increase in a separate Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Monday, Sept. 14, where his approval rating rose to 35%, up two percentage points. This marginal gain followed three weeks of record-low numbers for the president in that specific survey. However, the Reuters/Ipsos poll did not show a corresponding boost for the GOP, as Republicans trailed Democrats by seven percentage points, the widest gap since the start of Trump’s second term.
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