Trump approval rating near record low on eve of US midterm elections: Poll

Only 32 percent of voters approve of Trump’s job performance in the latest Reuters/Ipsos poll.

US President Donald leaves after delivering a speech marking the end of the midterm election campaign, in Washington, DC, on November 2, 2026 [AFP]

Ahead of the United States midterm elections , President Donald Trump’s job approval rating continues to sit near a record low, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Some 32 percent of respondents approved of Trump’s handling of the presidency, 1 percentage point above his rating two weeks ago.

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Meanwhile, the Republican Party continues to be unpopular among those polled: When asked whether they would vote for a generic Democrat or Republican candidate, 46 percent of respondents preferred Democrats compared with 38 percent preferring Republicans.

Trump himself is not on the ballot, but he has repeatedly told his supporters to vote as if they are voting for him. If the Republican Party loses control of the US Congress, Trump has warned, Democrats may seek to impeach him for a third time.

Trump’s approval rating has dropped steadily, polls suggest, especially since the launch of the US-Israel war on Iran on February 28. The conflict has driven up petrol and diesel prices and has had secondary effects for US consumers worried about inflation and the economy.

The president embarked on a nearly monthlong campaign blitz ahead of the November 3 midterms in an effort to shore up support for Republican candidates, who are trying to retain control of the US House of Representatives and Senate.

Trump wrapped up his campaigning on Monday afternoon with a rally in Washington, DC, at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The president has devoted significant attention to the site as part of his attempt to renovate the capital. The job ran months late and cost more than 10 times its original estimate, with a special liner for the pool that Trump touted peeling away soon after it was installed.

“It was a work of art that never worked, but now it will work,” Trump said at the rally. He spent much of his speech on his renovation plans for the city, including a “Triumphal Arch”, which is facing legal challenges .

Trump seemed to acknowledge on Monday that his campaigning might not deliver the results he wants for his party, but said this was the political norm for midterm elections.

“For some reason, the sitting president doesn’t win the midterms,” Trump said. “But we gave this a very strong shot.”

路透社/益普索最新民调显示，仅有 32% 的选民认可特朗普的工作表现。

2026年11月2日，美国总统唐纳德在华盛顿特区发表中期选举竞选结束演讲后离开。[法新社]

路透社/益普索民调显示，在美国中期选举前夕，唐纳德·特朗普总统的支持率继续徘徊在历史低位附近。

约有 32% 的受访者认可特朗普的总统任期表现，比两周前的支持率高出 1 个百分点。

列表1/3：民调显示，特朗普支持率跌至历史新低31%，共和党面临困境

列表 2（共 3 项）：自 1946 年以来，总统所在政党在美国历次中期选举中的表现

列表 3/3 特朗普、万斯在美中选举前最后一天与候选人会面

与此同时，共和党在受访者中仍然不受欢迎：当被问及是否会投票给民主党或共和党候选人时，46% 的受访者倾向于民主党，而 38% 的受访者倾向于共和党。

特朗普本人并未出现在选票上，但他多次告诉支持者，要像投票给他一样去投票。特朗普警告说，如果共和党失去对美国国会的控制权，民主党可能会第三次弹劾他。

民调显示，特朗普的支持率持续下降，尤其是在2月28日美以对伊朗发动战争之后。这场冲突推高了汽油和柴油价格，并对担忧通货膨胀和经济的美国消费者产生了次生影响。

为了巩固共和党候选人的支持，总统在11月3日中期选举前展开了近一个月的竞选闪电战，共和党候选人正努力保住对美国众议院和参议院的控制权。

周一下午，特朗普在华盛顿特区的林肯纪念堂倒影池举行集会，结束了他的竞选活动。作为首都翻新计划的一部分，总统对这处地点给予了极大的关注。这项工程延误了数月，最终花费超过最初预算的十倍，而特朗普曾大力宣传的池底特殊衬里在安装后不久就脱落了。

“它原本是一件从未成功过的艺术品，但现在它将成功了，”特朗普在集会上说道。他在演讲中用了大量篇幅阐述他对这座城市的改造计划，其中包括一座目前面临法律挑战的“凯旋门”。

特朗普周一似乎承认，他的竞选活动可能不会为他的政党带来他想要的结果，但他表示，这是中期选举的政治常态。

“不知为何，现任总统总是赢不了中期选举，”特朗普说。“但我们已经尽力了。”