366 days into Donald Trump’s term
The president’s net approval rating is -19%,
down 2.0 points since last week.
37% approve, 56% disapprove, 5% not sure
Last updated on January 21st 2026
Ayear ago, as Donald Trump was sworn into office for a second time, The Economist predicted that this term would be “more disruptive than his first”. That turned out to be an understatement. Mr Trump has lobbed grenades at the global order that America helped to build after the second world war, blowing up the rules-based trade system and maiming alliances. At home, the president and his allies have smashed norms as they battle his perceived enemies in Congress, the bureaucracy, the courts, universities, newsrooms and on the streets.
Americans do not seem happy. At the beginning of Mr Trump’s second term his net approval rating was 2. It has now fallen to -19, the lowest it has been this term. A week into Mr Trump’s term 37% of Americans thought the country was headed in the right direction while 50% thought it was on the wrong track. Those numbers are now 31% and 61% respectively.
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