Americans’ assessments of President Donald Trump have declined steadily over the last several months. His job approval rating now stands at 34% – the lowest mark of his second term. He has also lost ground across a variety of personal attributes and issue areas.
One of the steepest declines has been in the share of Americans who say Trump “keeps his promises.” Today, 38% say this describes Trump very or fairly well, down from 43% last August and 51% shortly after his reelection in November 2024.
The share who describe Trump as “mentally sharp” (44%) is also down since last August (from 48%).
Most Americans continue to see Trump as someone who stands up for what he believes in: 64% say this describes him well. But that share is down since last summer, too, from 68%.
A new national survey by Pew Research Center – conducted April 20-26 among 5,103 U.S. adults – also finds that public confidence in Trump on several key issues facing the nation has declined:
- 41% now say they are very or somewhat confident Trump can make good decisions on immigration policy, down from 46% in August and 53% shortly after his 2024 reelection.
- 38% now express confidence in Trump to use military force wisely, down from 46% last summer.
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Confidence in Trump to make good decisions on economic policy has shifted less over this period – 42% express confidence today, while 44% did in August. The economy is among Trump’s best-rated issues, though fewer overall are confident in him than not.
Declines in Trump’s standing have come at least as much from Republicans as from Democrats. Still, Republicans continue to offer generally positive views of the president, his personal traits and his performance on issues.
Among Republicans and Republican-leaning independents:
- 68% approve of the way Trump is handling his job as president, down from 73% in January.
- 70% say “keeps his promises” describes Trump at least fairly well – down 6 percentage points from last year and 14 percentage points from November 2024.
- 72% express confidence in Trump to use military force wisely, down 11 points from last year. GOP confidence in Trump on foreign policy in general has declined 7 points over this time period.
By comparison, Democrats and Democratic leaners continue to near-universally disapprove of Trump, little changed from the earliest days of his term. Just 5% today approve of his job performance.
Note: Most interviews were completed prior to the April 25 shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
How Trump’s 2024 voters evaluate his job performance
While most Trump voters still approve of the way he is handling his job as president, that share is shrinking: 78% of the president’s 2024 voters currently approve of him, down from 83% in January and 95% in the early days of his term.
Within Trump’s 2024 coalition, nine-in-ten adults or more across demographic groups approved of his job performance in the weeks after he took office. But Trump’s younger and Hispanic voters are now substantially less likely than his older and White voters to approve of his job performance:
- 57% of Trump voters under 35 and 70% of those ages 35 to 49 now approve, compared with 87% of his voters ages 50 and older.
- 66% of Hispanic Trump voters approve of the president, compared with 81% of White Trump voters. Trump’s approval rating among his Hispanic voters has declined 27 points since early 2025, compared with a 14-point drop among his White voters.
Trump’s approval rating has also declined substantially among those who did not vote in 2024: 26% of these U.S. adults now approve of his job performance, down from 30% in January and 45% in early 2025.
Nearly all 2024 Kamala Harris voters (98%) disapprove of Trump’s job performance, little changed over the course of his term.
Other key findings
Ethics and honesty in government
A majority of Americans (56%) say the overall level of ethics and honesty in the federal government has fallen over the course of Trump’s term.
Far fewer (19%) say it has risen, while about a quarter (24%) say it has stayed about the same.
In the first two weeks of Trump’s second term, 47% expected the level of ethics and honesty to fall, while 31% thought it would rise.
Views among Republicans
Shortly after Trump took office in January 2025, 59% of Republicans said they expected the level of ethics would rise with Trump as president, while 11% said it would fall.
Today, 37% of Republicans and Republican leaners say the level of ethics in government has risen with Trump as president, while 23% say it has fallen.
Views among Democrats
Democrats and Democratic leaners overwhelmingly say the level of ethics and honesty has fallen over Trump’s term (88%). In the wake of Trump’s 2025 inauguration, 82% said they expected this to happen.
Naming government buildings after Trump
Following news about the renaming of an airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, the Kennedy Center performing arts venue, and other government buildings in Washington, D.C.:
- 50% of Americans say naming government buildings after Trump would not be acceptable.
- Only 9% say it would be acceptable to do this while Trump is serving as president.
- 21% say it would be acceptable to name government buildings after Trump once his presidency ends.
Views among Republicans
Just 17% of Republicans say it would be acceptable to name government buildings after Trump while he is still in office, while 33% think this would be acceptable after his presidency.
About two-in-ten (21%) say this is not acceptable at all, while nearly three-in-ten (28%) are not sure.
Views among Democrats
Three-quarters of Democrats (77%) say naming government buildings after Trump would not be acceptable at any point. Just 3% say it’s acceptable while he is president, while another 11% see it as acceptable after his presidency. Democrats are far less likely than Republicans to express uncertainty on this question (just 9% are not sure).
