President Donald Trump’s approval rating has dropped to its lowest level of his second term, according to a new NBC News survey, as public concern about the economy grows.
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The poll found that 37% of respondents approve of Trump’s overall performance in office. That figure has declined steadily in recent months, falling from 39% in early February and 42% in early December.
The results reflect a broader downward trend in the president’s approval ratings throughout his second term.
Gradual Decline Since 2025
Earlier NBC News polling showed higher levels of support for Trump in 2025. In both April and June of that year, 45% of respondents said they approved of his performance. By late August 2025, that number had slipped slightly to 43%.
The latest survey suggests that support has continued to erode since then.
Much of the drop has come from a decline in the number of people who say they “strongly approve” of the president’s job performance. Only 20% of respondents now say they strongly approve, compared with 26% a year earlier.
The proportion who say they “somewhat approve” has also edged down, from 19% last April to 17% in the most recent survey.
Rising Disapproval
At the same time, strong opposition to the president has increased.
Half of all respondents — 50% — now say they strongly disapprove of Trump’s performance. That figure is up from 42% in April last year.
Another 13% say they somewhat disapprove of the president, unchanged from the April 2025 survey.
Taken together, the findings suggest that negative views of Trump have grown more intense over the past year.
Economic Concerns Weigh on Ratings
The poll was conducted during a period of volatility in financial markets, with the stock market falling to its lowest level of the year while survey responses were being collected.
Markets later rebounded toward record highs amid uncertainty surrounding energy prices and the ongoing war with Iran.
The survey indicates that economic concerns may be affecting public perceptions of the president’s performance.
In earlier polls conducted in April, June and August 2025, around 40% of respondents approved of Trump’s handling of inflation and the cost of living.
In the latest survey, however, approval of his management of economic issues dropped sharply to 32%. Only 13% of respondents said they strongly approve of his handling of those issues.
Among the roughly two-thirds of respondents who expressed dissatisfaction with Trump’s management of the economy, 52% said they strongly disapprove.
Poll Methodology
The NBC News Decision Desk poll was conducted by SurveyMonkey between March 30 and April 13.
It surveyed 32,433 adults across the United States and reported a margin of error of plus or minus 1.8 percentage points.
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Adapted by ASEAN Now. Source 21 April 2026
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