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25 States Where President Trump’s Approval Rating is Underwater

25 States Where President Trump’s Approval Rating is Underwater

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States Where President Trump’s Approval Rating is Underwater

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25. North Carolina

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23. Arizona

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22. Pennsylvania

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21. Michigan

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20. Wisconsin

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19. Virginia

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18. Minnesota

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17. New Jersey

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15. Colorado

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14. New Mexico

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13. Maine

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12. Illinois

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10. New Hampshire

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9. California

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8. Oregon

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7. Connecticut

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6. Washington

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5. Hawaii

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3. Massachusetts

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2. Maryland

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1. Vermont

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States Where President Trump’s Approval Rating is Underwater
Why It Matters
25. North Carolina
24. Nevada
23. Arizona
22. Pennsylvania
21. Michigan
20. Wisconsin
19. Virginia
18. Minnesota
17. New Jersey
16. Delaware
15. Colorado
14. New Mexico
13. Maine
12. Illinois
11. New York
10. New Hampshire
9. California
8. Oregon
7. Connecticut
6. Washington
5. Hawaii
4. Rhode Island
3. Massachusetts
2. Maryland
1. Vermont

States Where President Trump’s Approval Rating is Underwater

More than halfway through the first year of his second term, President Donald Trump has upended the status quo in Washington, D.C., and opinion polling reveals a sharply divided American public. According to the latest Gallup survey data, Trump now has a 40% job approval rating — well below his 47% high reported in late January 2025, but up slightly from his second-term low of 37% reported in mid-July.

President Trump's diminished standing with the American public is likely linked to some of his most controversial policies. In the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Trump made deep cuts to SNAP and Medicaid benefits, while extending tax cuts that were first implemented during his first term. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the president's key legislative achievement will add $3.4 trillion to the national debt over the next 10 years.

Many of Trump's other controversial actions have been enacted without congressional approval. These include, but are not limited to, sweeping tariffs on many of America's most important trading partners, mass layoffs of federal employees, aggressive crackdowns and deportations of undocumented immigrants, and, most recently, what has been interpreted as leveraging the power of the federal government to stifle free speech.

President Trump's departure from precedent and historical norms is partly evidenced by his frequent exercise of unilateral power. In office for less than a year, Trump has already issued 205 executive orders — more than the 162 issued during all four years of the Biden administration, and nearly as many as he issued during his entire first term.

As reflected in the national polls, the pace and gravity of the changes implemented by the second Trump administration have diminished the president's popular support over the course of 2025. Currently, in half of the 50 states, the number of registered voters who disapprove of the job Trump is doing as president exceeds the number who approve.

Using survey data from public opinion research company Morning Consult, 24/7 Wall St. identified the states where President Trump's approval rating is underwater. States are ranked by Trump's net approval rating, which is calculated as the percentage of voters who approve of his work as president minus the percentage who disapprove. Only states where President Trump has a negative net-approval rating appear on this list. Supplemental data on the voting age population by state is from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2024 American Community Survey.

Among the states on this list, President Trump's net approval rating ranges from -1 percentage point to -35 percentage points. The highest ranking states on this list — those where Trump is least popular — are typically Democratic strongholds, and also places that Kamala Harris won handily in the 2024 general election.

These are the states where President Trump's approval rating is underwater.

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