Gallup to stop tracking presidential approval ratings after 88 years | US news
Opinion polling agency Gallup will stop tracking presidential approval ratings after nearly nine decades, a spokesman confirmed.
As Donald Trump continues to closely scrutinize polls of his popularity and publicly criticize media companies reporting negative numbers, Gallup insisted its decision was “based solely on Gallup’s research objectives and priorities.”
The company said Wednesday that it will stop measuring the favorability rating of individual political figures after 88 years, “reflecting the evolution of how Gallup focuses on public research and thought leadership.”
“Our commitment is to long-term, methodologically sound research on the issues and conditions that shape people’s lives,” a spokesman for the agency said. multiple media organizations. “This work will continue through the Gallup Poll Social Series, Gallup Quarterly Business Review, World Survey, and our portfolio of U.S. and global research.”
Gallup Presidential Approval Rating It is one of the most widely cited barometers of public opinion on the president’s performance and has been used since Harry Truman took office. The survey offers a snapshot of American history through its data, including a whopping 90 per cent approval rating for George W Bush in the days following the 9/11 attacks.
Trump’s second term approval rating fallen It rose to 36% in December; This is among the lowest levels the company has ever recorded. The US president began his second term with a 47% approval rating.
Trump is persistent in his fight against pollsters and media companies that portray him negatively. Following the New York Times in January published a new survey It found that the president’s approval rating had fallen three percentage points since September 2025, at 40%, and threatened to expand the pre-existing defamation suit.
“The Times Siena Poll, which has always been extremely negative to me, especially ahead of the 2024 Election, which I won in a landslide, will be added to my lawsuit against The Failing New York Times,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
The New York Times defended the survey method and in question He was widely quoted for his meticulousness. Spokesperson Charlie Stadtlander said in a statement published on
