Trump Job Approval Drops To New Low Due To Iran War + Cost Of Living

Donald Trump’s job approval rating has sunk to a second-term low of 37% amid the deeply unpopular Middle East conflict, according to the latest NY Times/Siena polling.

From the New York Times:

Nearly two-thirds of voters said that going to war had been the wrong decision, including almost three-quarters of politically crucial independents. Less than a quarter of all voters thought the conflict had been worth the costs.

Sixty-four percent of all voters disapproved of his handling of the economy, long a strength for him, and majorities expressed negative views of how he was managing the cost of living, immigration and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Independent voters in particular have become unhappier with Mr. Trump. Sixty-nine percent disapproved of his job performance, up from 62 percent in a January Times/Siena poll.

Forty-seven percent of independents said his policies had hurt them, up from 41 percent in fall 2025.

Overall, 44 percent of voters said Mr. Trump’s policies had hurt them personally, up from 36 percent last fall.

It’s worth noting that Trump’s approval rating among independent voters in the new NYT poll (26%) is below President Biden’s in the wake of his disastrous debate before he dropped out.

CNN’s average of polls puts Trump’s job approval down at 36 percent.

The NY Times’ daily average of polls conducted by dozens of different organizations shows Trump’s approval continuing to trend down at 38 percent.

By the way, if you want to dismiss the New York Times or CNN as ‘biased,’ Fox News just released its own poll today showing Trump with just 39% approval.