Trump’s approval rating still negative while the public sours further on Democrats, CNBC survey shows
US President Donald Trump speaks on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at the Washington DC at the Oval Office of the White House in the United States.
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President Donald Trump’s general and economic approval ratings remain in the negative area despite a slight improvement in the latest CNBC All-America Economic Research.
However, the more disturbing to the President may be that the questionnaire shows the positive approval of only one of the seven key issues, and that the public’s tariffs, inflation, taxes, and federal expenditures.
In addition, there was a modest increase in the preference of the Democrats to control the Congress, and in April, it provided 48-46% 49-44% advantage in April. He has been the greatest leader for the democrats since 2021.
At the same time, among the registered voters, the posterior of the Democratic Party sank with a net -32 points, 24% positive and 56% negative. The degree of -32 seemed to be the lowest score for both sides to return to at least 1996.
The public does not approve of the work he served as 51% to 51% and 46% in the April survey of Trump. The amendment is within the margin of +/- 3.1 percent points error of the questionnaire as the gap in the approval grade.
The degree of economic approval of the President remains negative with a modest gain with 45% approval in April and 53% confirmation. However, for the second time in a row, the economic approval was worse than the general approval, and the President was reversed from the first period in which he was always stronger in the economy.
“It was what prevented President Trump’s general approval level from falling, the strong economy and the loan he received from the people,” the poll’s partner, Hart Research, the democratic surveyor of the questionnaire. He said. “At this point, he cannot trust it.”
In general, the polls of 1,000 people across the country were conducted on July 29-August. 3 showed a number of contradictory political and economic cross -flows with individuals and demographic groups that sometimes present contradictory views.
“Trump’s approval is stable, but after the number of tariffs, the approval of Trump is stable. He said. “Economic optimism is higher, but there was no relief from inflation.”
For example, only 39% of the independents approve the president’s dealing with the economy, which decreases to 24% in inflation. Even Republicans are 9 points lower than economic approval grades in inflation.
The president is under water in inflation in inflation, which does not approve 37% approval and 60% of the last survey. Conflicts may be the result of having difficulty in keeping up with the recent changes in the economy, immigration, taxation and recent changes in the political system issued from the Trump administration.
Party line division in Trump
However, the Republicans remain behind the President and the Democrats. Half of the independent, 36% of the president does not approve the president.
Roberts added that the questionnaire “caught a country at a change in all these issues”.
The views on the economy are equally contradictory.
The movement was largely caused by the optimism between the Republicans, and some improvement was achieved between the independents. However, the appearance of the economy is barely budgeted, 36% says it would be better, 17% will remain the same, and 46% expects it to get worse.
Republicans became slightly less optimistic, and the independents became slightly less pessimistic.
Stock market views healed by 46% of a good time to invest and 42% was a bad time. -15 points with +4 points from the sharp healing, the President’s “mutual” tariffs and the transition of the transition of tax legislation came with an increase.
Even 36% of those who do not invest, even 36% think that there is a good time investment, typically the highest record for a negative group in stocks.
Opinions on other issues
However, the survey shows some meeting areas for key issues for the president.
Approval for measures to guarantee the southern border is only one of the seven people above water with a degree of 53% and 44% positive approval. According to public, party, age, race, gender, geography, income and education, it is deported to 49% to 49% to 49%.
There are even divisions within the parties.
For example, 98% of the Maga Republicans representing 26% of the party confirms the deportation compared to 61% of non -maga republicans. This does not approve 97% of liberal democrats’ deportation of Trump and is compared with 78% of moderate democrats.
There is also a clear confirmation. The Foreign Policy of the President (-14 points), Federal expenditures (-19 points), taxes (-13 points) and inflation (-23 points) have not changed since April.
In fact, 60% of the people still say that their income is still behind the increasing cost of living, women and those with lower income say they are particularly difficult.
Tariffs may be playing a role in the appearance of inflation: 49% says that tariffs are damaging the workers, saying that they only help 37%; 67 % say they increase the cost of daily goods. However, with 47% margin, tariffs are seen as helping US companies producing in the USA.
Nevertheless, almost three quarters of the people say that foreign trade represents an economic opportunity for the US rather than a threat. The public does not clearly approve a margin of 51-45% of the President’s tariffs.
You can view all of the survey results Here.
