Trump's Approval Rating Approaching Exclusive Territory: Polling Expert
By Jason Hall
December 3, 2025
President Donald Trump's approval rating is reported to have hit a new low for his second term and is approaching exclusive territory, according to CNN chief data analyst Harry Enten.
Enten discussed several polls showing Trump's negative net approval rating, including a recent Gallup poll, which had him at -24% from the -1% in January.
“We’re talking about a drop of over 20 points in the wrong direction for the president of the United States," Enten said.
Former President Richard Nixon was the only commander in chief with a lower approval rating than Trump in his second term, with Nixon's low-point coming just prior to becoming the first president to resign from office in 1974.
Gallup's poll = disaster for Trump. Nixon's the only prez with a worse net approval at this point in a 2nd term than him.
— (((Harry Enten))) (@ForecasterEnten) December 1, 2025
Trump must break history for the GOP to keep House control in 2026.
No 2nd term pres' net approval rose more than 5 pts from this pt through the midterms. pic.twitter.com/h4g2KAk9qV
“Anywhere you look this is the second-worst for a president of either party in their second term dating all the way back since the 1940s,” Enten said.
The analyst added that no president has successfully increased their approval rating by more than five points between the current point of Trump's administration -- which is approaching its 11th full month -- and the midterm elections, with Enten predicting the Republicans will lose the Congressional majority.
Last week, Trump's approval rating is net negative in 12 national polls conducted in November, according to RealClearPolling.com. The polling aggregator had Trump at a 43.0% approval average and a 54.8% disapproval average, with a spread of -11.8.
The president was reported to have a -7 spread in the latest Morning Consult poll; a -13 spread in the latest Economist/YouGov poll; a -5 spread in the latest Big Data Poll; a -20 spread in the latest CBS News poll; a -10 spread in the latest Daily Mail poll; a -5 spread in the latest Rasmussen Reports poll; a -5 spread in the latest InsiderAdvantage poll; a -17 spread in the latest FOX News poll; a -7 spread in the latest RMG Research* poll; a -22 spread in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll; a -12 spread in the latest Quantus Insights poll' and a -14 spread in the latest Marquette poll.
Trump was also reported to have his lowest disapproval rating of any point during his two non-consecutive terms in office, according to famed polling expert Nate Silver.