Doing many unpopular things makes president less popular
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What you’re hearing from CNN hype men notwithstanding, Trump is becoming less popular among almost everybody, including the demographics that trended heavily toward Trump in 2024:
Today, 38% of Americans approve of the way Trump is handling his job as president, including 27% who approve very strongly. Six-in-ten disapprove, with nearly half (47%) saying they strongly disapprove.
Trump’s approval is more negative than positive among most demographic groups.
White Americans are modestly more likely to disapprove of the president than approve: 47% approve of Trump’s performance, while 52% disapprove. Clear majorities of Black (83%), Hispanic (70%) and Asian (66%) Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of the job.
Older adults continue to hold more positive views of Trump’s job performance than younger adults (44% of those ages 50 and older approve, compared with 33% of adults under 50).
And while 41% of Americans without a bachelor’s degree approve of Trump’s performance, a smaller share of those with a bachelor’s degree (34%) say the same.
Republicans aren’t trying to rig the House elections because they think they’re in a strong political position or that people like what they’re doing.
After every election cycle pundits tend to assume that any underlying demographic trends represent permanent changes, and sometimes they do but often they don’t.