2017 US Politics - President Trump’s Job Approval Has Dropped Back Down to 35% (September 13)

Listen to The Point Being, a podcast from the Ipsos Polling Team, where Chris Jackson and Phil Elwood discuss this week’s numbers.

Following a bump in approval last week, President Trump’s job approval has dropped back down to pre-Harvey/Irma levels, now at 35% (down from 40% last week). Trump’s numbers have also dropped across all specific policy areas. Notably, as the Republicans begin to broach tax reform, Trump’s approval on the US economy dropped by 5 points from 47% last week to 42%. Despite the drop, Trump still enjoys higher approval than Congress, which is now at 24%.

Healthcare continues to be top of mind for Americans (17%), distantly followed by the economy (12%) and terrorism (12%). Concern about the environment rose one point from 4% last week to 5% this week.

These are findings from an Ipsos poll conducted for Thomson Reuters September 8-12, 2017. For the survey, a sample of 1,669 Americans, ages 18+ were interviewed online.