Reuters/Ipsos poll shows President Trump’s approval at 33%, a record-low mark

President Donald Trump’s approval rating for his second term has fallen to 33 percent, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll reported by The Hill on August 25, 2026. The survey results show Trump at a new low, with the approval figure described as the record-low level for his second term.

The Reuters/Ipsos poll places Trump’s approval 14 points below his standing at the start of his second term, when it was reported at 47 percent. The report also says the latest result reflects a 4-point decrease compared with approval measured about a month earlier.

The Hill’s report characterizes the finding as a notable shift in a relatively short time window, citing both the start-of-term baseline and a more recent comparison roughly one month prior. The story frames the change as a continuation of declining approval rather than a single-day fluctuation.

Approval ratings are frequently used as a high-level indicator of public response to a president’s performance and policy direction, including how the president’s agenda may be received by the electorate. While they are not a direct measure of legislative outcomes, they can influence the political environment in which administration priorities are debated across Congress and in public forums.

The report does not attribute the poll movement to any single policy area in the provided account. Absent additional reporting or official documentation on respondent explanations, the poll result itself remains the primary supported fact: a lower approval level, measured at 33 percent.

In the near term, the practical effect of a low approval rating is typically most visible in political bargaining and communications strategy, as elected officials weigh public sentiment when deciding whether to align with or oppose administration initiatives. For government operations, implementation continues through existing statutory and administrative processes, even as public support can shape the intensity of scrutiny and oversight.

The Reuters/Ipsos poll as reported raises the question of whether the downward trend persists in future surveys, but the record in the current item supports only the latest measurement and the comparisons to earlier survey points.

As more polling and reporting become available, subsequent coverage will likely focus on whether the latest figures hold, whether the reasons cited by respondents shift, and how lawmakers and stakeholders interpret the political environment reflected in the numbers.