President Donald Trump’s approval rating has largely held steady in recent weeks, though a pair of polls released following his decision to bomb multiple nuclear sites in Iran offer initial glimpses into how the conflict could be affecting Americans’ opinions of his job performance.
Two polls released this week showed the president at a 41% approval rating, a few points below June averages that have hovered around 45%. The poll numbers come amid a CNN/SSRS survey also released this week showing a majority of Americans disapprove of the president’s strikes in Iran.
In a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday, June 26, the Republican leader had a 41% approval rating among respondents, with 54% disapproving. This compares to Quinnipiac’s poll released June 11, when 38% approved and 54% disapproved.
Respondents gave Trump less-than-majority marks across his handling of seven key issues:
The military: 45% approve, 49% disapprove
Foreign policy: 40% approve, 54% disapprove
The Israel-Iran war: 39% approve, 53% disapprove
Immigration: 41% approve, 57% disapprove
Deportations: 39% approve, 59% disapprove
The economy: 39% approve, 56% disapprove
Trade: 38% approve, 55% disapprove
The survey of registered voters was conducted June 22-24 among 979 respondents with a ±3.1% margin of error. The poll was conducted after the U.S. strikes on Iran, which occurred June 21 (in EST).
A Reuters/Ipsos poll released earlier this week gave Trump a similar 41% approval number, the lowest that the poll has found in his second term and down one point from earlier in the month. The poll opened after U.S. airstrikes on Iran June 21 and ended early June 23 before Iran said it attacked a U.S. air base in Qatar. The Reuters/Ipsos survey gave him a 57% disapproval rating, with opinions of his stance on the economy and foreign policy both slipping four points to 35% approval.
An average of recent polling from the New York Times shows Trump’s approval rating at 44%, as of Thursday, June 26, with 53% disapproving of his job performance. Pollster Nate Silver’s “Silver Bulletin” newsletter calculated the president has a 45% approval and 52% disapproval Thursday, and RealClearPolitics’ average was slightly higher, giving the president a 46% approval and 51% disapproval rating.
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