The latest Economist / YouGov Poll shows Donald Trump with 36% approval and 60% disapproval, a Trump approval net negative poll that leaves him at -24 on job performance. It also shows a 6-point lead for the Democratic candidate over the Republican in intended House vote, 46% to 41%.
Donald Trump and job ratings
The poll places Trump near the lowest net approval he has recorded in his second term, and below the lowest net approval in his first term and Joe Biden's lowest in his term. Among men, his net approval is -22.
On crime, Trump gets 41% approval and 49% disapproval, for a net of -8. That is down from +12 at the start of his second term.
Trust and temperament
Americans also rate Trump negatively on a set of personal traits. Sixty percent say he isn't honest and trustworthy, 58% say he doesn't have the temperament to be president, and 62% say he doesn't care about people like them much or at all.
The same poll shows a split that complicates the broader picture. Fifty-two percent say Trump mostly says what he believes, while 34% say he says what he thinks people want to hear.
Trump in December
In December, just as many Americans said Trump was and wasn't too old, at 45% each. In the latest poll, 52% say he is too old to be president, while 37% say he is not too old.
The trait ratings run in different directions by party. Eighty-six percent of Democrats say Trump is dangerous, while 12% of Republicans say the same. Seventy-six percent of Republicans say he is strong, compared with 6% of Democrats.
That mix leaves Trump with broad weakness across job approval and personal traits, while the Republican Party trails in the intended House vote. The poll's next movement will depend on whether those ratings shift before the next reading.
