The popularity of Donald Trump has fallen to its lowest level of his current term, amid growing public dissatisfaction over rising living costs and his stance on a potential conflict with Iran, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
The four-day survey, completed on Monday, found that only 34% of Americans currently approve of Trump’s performance as president, down from 36% recorded in a previous Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted between April 15 and 20.
Most responses were collected before a shooting incident on Saturday night at a dinner hosted by the White House Correspondents’ Association at a Hilton hotel in Washington, where a gunman opened fire. Trump was present at the event but was unharmed. The suspect was later detained, and federal prosecutors have charged him with attempting to assassinate the president. It remains unclear whether the incident will influence public opinion.
Trump’s approval rating has steadily declined since he took office in January 2025, when it stood at 47%. A significant drop followed rising fuel prices after a military escalation involving the United States and Israel against Iran on February 28, which triggered retaliatory actions from Tehran.
The latest poll shows that only 22% of respondents approve of Trump’s handling of the cost of living, down from 25% in the previous survey. Fuel prices in the United States have risen by more than 40%, reaching approximately $4.18 per gallon, putting financial pressure on households.
The issue has also raised concerns within Trump’s Republican Party, with fears that they could lose control of Congress in the upcoming midterm elections in November.
While about 78% of Republicans still support Trump, 41% of them expressed dissatisfaction with his handling of living costs. Independent voters, who are expected to play a key role in the elections, currently favor Democrats by 14 percentage points—34% compared to 20% for Republicans—while about one in four voters remain undecided.
Trump had won the 2024 presidential election on promises to reduce the cost of essential goods. However, his approval rating on economic issues now stands at 27%, lower than at any point during his first term from 2017 to 2021.
The poll, conducted online across the United States, surveyed 1,269 adults, including 1,014 registered voters.
