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Trump faces grim midterm outlook as Americans turn sour
A new NBC News poll shows 71% of Americans think the country is on the wrong track, with Trump's approval at a second-term low of 34% weeks before the midterms.
In brief
A new NBC News poll shows 71% of Americans think the country is on the wrong track, with Trump's approval at a second-term low of 34% weeks before the midterms. An NBC News poll finds seventy-one percent of Americans believe the country is on the wrong track, Trump's approval has fallen to thirty-four percent, and…
Seventy-one percent say country on wrong track
An NBC News Decision Desk Poll powered by SurveyMonkey finds seventy-one percent of U.S. adults think the country is on the wrong track, the highest share yet in President Donald Trump's second term.
Trump approval hits second-term low
Trump's approval rating slipped to thirty-four percent among U.S. adults, a second-term low in this poll, while his disapproval rating rose to sixty-six percent.
Majority strongly disapprove of Trump
The poll found a majority, fifty-one percent, of respondents strongly disapprove of Trump's performance, a second-term high and a warning sign for Republicans.
Democrats lead on Congress preference
Registered voters said they prefer Democrats over Republicans to control Congress by a fifty-five to forty-five percent spread, a sign the GOP's House and Senate majorities are in danger.
Both parties viewed unfavorably
Just forty-three percent of adults view the Democratic Party favorably while fifty-seven percent hold an unfavorable view. Thirty-seven percent view the Republican Party favorably while sixty-three percent view it unfavorably.
Trump's support fractures among key groups
Trump's approval is seventy-six percent with Republican adults but only twenty-one percent with independents. Among men under thirty, a group Trump won by one point in two thousand twenty-four exit polling, his approval sits at…
Latinos shift away from Trump
Among Latinos, who also shifted toward Trump in two thousand twenty-four, his approval rating is thirty-one percent, showing erosion among a group that moved toward him in the previous election.
Majority say Trump policies hurt country
Among adults, fifty-eight percent said Trump's policies are hurting the country, while twenty-eight percent said they are helping the country and fourteen percent said they aren't making a difference.
Economy dominates voter concerns
The economy tops the list of most important issues at thirty-one percent. Forty-four percent of Americans said their financial situation is worse now than a year ago, while eighteen percent said it's better.
Inflation at three point seven percent
Inflation last month rose to three point seven percent year over year. Sixty-seven percent of respondents described gas prices as a very serious or somewhat serious problem.
Americans skeptical of Trump's five thousand dollar promise
Trump promised five thousand dollar payments if Republicans win the two thousand twenty-six midterms. Just fourteen percent said they definitely or probably expect to receive such a check, while seventy-one percent think they definitely or…
Majority view Trump administration as corrupt
More than half, fifty-two percent, of U.S. adults said they find Trump's administration more corrupt than previous administrations, while about one in four said it's less corrupt.
Poll surveyed nineteen thousand adults
The NBC News Decision Desk Poll powered by SurveyMonkey surveyed nineteen thousand one hundred thirty-five adults online from September twenty-eighth to October twelfth and has a margin of error of plus or minus two point…
The key point
An NBC News poll finds seventy-one percent of Americans believe the country is on the wrong track, Trump's approval has fallen to thirty-four percent, and registered voters prefer Democrats to control Congress by fifty-five to forty-five percent ahead of the November third midterm elections.
