Trump approval rating hits record low in Fox News poll

We are not happy with the economy. Painful with prices. I’m not sure about the Trump administration’s policies. This represents huge disapproval among the president’s loyal voters.

Here are six takeaways from the latest Fox News national poll.

— Approximately 76% of voters have a negative view of the economy. That’s worse than the 67% who felt that way in July and the 70% who said the same at the end of former President Biden’s term.

— Many people overall and among Republicans say the costs of food, utilities, health care and housing have increased this year.

— Voters blame the president. Nearly twice as many people say President Donald Trump is responsible for the current economy than Biden. And three times as many people say Trump’s economic policies hurt them (note, they said the same about Biden’s policy last year). Additionally, approval of how Trump is handling the economy has hit a new low, while disapproval of his overall job performance has also reached record levels among core supporters.

— Favorable ratings for the GOP and Democratic Party have been lower since the government shutdown, with nearly 6 in 10 saying presidents and lawmakers on both parties don’t care about people like them.

— Voters think Republicans have a better plan on border security, immigration and crime, while Democrats are thought to have a better plan on affordability, wages, health care and climate.

— Opinions are divided on Trump’s peace deals that make the world safer and the administration’s strategy to combat alleged drug traffickers.

Here are the numbers behind these findings.

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Trump’s job performance is met with a career-high response among men, white voters and those without a college degree.

86 percent of Republicans approve; In March, this rate was 92 percent.

While 41 percent of voters approve of the job Trump is doing, 58 percent disapprove. His grades were lower only once, and that was in his first semester: 38-57% in October 2017. Two months ago, this rate was 46-54%.

By comparison, Biden’s ratings were slightly better at the same point in his presidency: 44% approved and 54% disapproved in November 2021.

40 percent of voters rate their personal financial situation as excellent/good, while 60 percent rate it as only fair/poor; This is almost the same as the situation was a year ago. Ratings are pretty bad (about 70% negative) among non-college voters, Hispanics, Blacks, independents and those under 45. Fully 79% of those with a household income of less than $50,000 rate their financial situation negatively.

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When comparing the national economy and personal finance, evaluations are also negative; Most people say conditions are just fair/bad (76%), and fewer than one in five think inflation is completely/mostly under control (18%).

Compared to a year ago, voters say the cost of utilities (78%), health care (67%), housing (66%) and gasoline (54%) have increased. 85 percent say groceries have increased this year, while 60 percent say costs have increased “a lot.” A majority of Republicans agree with a majority of Democrats and independents that costs are rising on each of these items except gasoline.

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By the end of Biden’s term, voters said by a wide 30-point margin that Biden’s economic policies were hurting their families more than helping them; Three-quarters of Republicans said they were harmed. The new survey shows nearly identical results; By a 31-point margin, voters say Trump’s economic policies are hurting rather than helping them; Three-quarters of Democrats say they have been harmed. In December 2018, during his first term, only 21% overall said they were harmed by Trump’s policies, including just one-third of Democrats.

By a nearly 2-to-1 margin, voters think Trump is more responsible for the current economy than Biden (62% vs. 32%). Unsurprisingly, there is a large partisan gap; Democrats are almost 40 percent more likely to impeach Trump than Republicans. A surprising 42 percent of Republicans blame him, while a 53 percent majority say Biden is responsible. 62 percent of independents say Trump, 29 percent say Biden.

A larger share of Republicans believe Republicans have a better plan to secure the border, combat illegal immigrants, reduce crime and reduce the federal budget deficit. Democrats are favored on fighting climate change, reducing the cost of healthcare, raising wages and making everything more affordable. The parties are almost equal when it comes to creating employment.

Congressional Democrats said the shutdown was related to the extension of subsidies for Obamacare. The 2010 health law remains popular; 54% have a positive opinion; But most of those views come from the fact that nearly 9 in 10 Democrats view the legislation favorably. Not only do voters think Democrats have a better plan for lowering health care costs, but Trump also has the lowest approval rating on health care.

“It’s not complicated,” said Daron Shaw, a Republican pollster who helped conduct the Fox News poll with Democrat Chris Anderson. “People are struggling to get their needs met and are blaming those responsible. What’s interesting is watching Democrats profit politically from a problem they probably caused that will doom them in 2024. But that’s politics.”

While many families say the government shutdown has caused them a significant (10%) or moderate (35%) hardship, more than half say it has caused them no hardship (54%).

The shutdown was a political win for no one: Nearly two-thirds disapprove of how Trump (62%), Congressional Republicans (63%) and Congressional Democrats (64%) are handling it.

The percentage of people who have a positive view of the Democratic Party fell to a record low of 39%, from 42% in July. The percentage of people with a positive view of the GOP dropped from 44% to 39% this summer. For Trump, that’s 40% positive, down from 43% in September and 50% in January.

But it was Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer whose ratings deteriorated the most; A record low 22% view it favorably, while 54% view it unfavorably, giving it a net rating of -32 points. In January, its ratings were below 16 points. Favorable views of Schumer among Democrats increased from 51% in January to 38% today.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ overall ratings took a smaller hit (-2 to -10), while House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (-9 to -15) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s (-10 to -12) ratings also took a lower hit. Many fail to consider Thune (54%), Jeffries (38%) and Johnson (31%).

Voters also feel their political leaders don’t care about people like them; Roughly 6 in 10 say Democrats (59%) and Republicans (65%) and Trump (63%) don’t care.

Trump’s job ratings on foreign policy are underwater: 43% approve, 55% disapprove. But opinions are more evenly split (37 percent each) on whether the latest peace deals will make the world safer or less safe, with a quarter saying there isn’t much of a difference. And while 49 percent support the U.S. military using lethal force against drug smuggling boats presumed to be leaving Venezuela, 47 percent oppose those efforts.

The president received his highest rating on border security (53% approval). Nearly half approve of his handling of immigration (46%), while the new low approve of the economy (38%) and about a third approve of tariffs (35%) and health care (34%).

Survey-pourri

Voters believe that the different branches of government have failed to fulfill their constitutional obligations. Two-thirds are concerned that Congress (64%) and the Supreme Court (63%) are not providing the checks and balances they should and giving too much of their constitutional power to the president. At the same time, nearly half (47%) worry that the judicial branch’s constitutional authority prevents Trump from furthering his agenda.

This Fox News study, conducted Nov. 14-17, 2025, under the direction of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R), included interviews with a sample of 1,005 registered voters randomly selected from the national voter file. Participants spoke to live interviewers from landlines (104) and mobile phones (646) or completed the survey online after receiving a message (255). Results based on the full sample have a margin of sampling error of ±3 percentage points. Sampling error is higher for results between subgroups. In addition to sampling error, question wording and order can also affect the results. Weights are often applied to variables such as age, race, education, and district to ensure that demographic characteristics are representative of the registered voter population. Sources for developing weight targets include the most recent American Community Survey, Fox News Voter Analysis, and voter file data.

Fox News’ Victoria Balara contributed to this report.