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President Donald Trump's approval rating with men has hit a new low during his second term in office, a new poll from The Economist and YouGov showed on Tuesday.
Why It Matters
Shifts in approval and disapproval ratings could signal broader erosion and complicate the Republican Party's midterm strategies, especially as multiple trackers show Trump significantly underwater nationally.
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Trump's approval rating dropping with men is significant if it continues as a trend because men were a key group that helped secure his election win in 2024.
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What To Know
According to the poll, Trump's overall approval rating is 37 percent compared to a 56 percent disapproval rating. His approval rating with men is 41 percent versus 55 percent disapproval.
The survey polled 1,595 U.S. adults from March 13-16 and has a margin of error of 3.3 percentage points.
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It is the lowest approval rating Trump has received from men in his second term in office. In a survey in early February, he received an approval rating of 42 percent from men, with a disapproval rating of 52 percent.
Trump's dipping approval rating comes amid the war with Iran. Recent approval ratings show mixed reaction, as a poll from the conservative-leaning Trafalgar Group said he has a net positive in double digits. In the poll from The Economist and YouGov on Tuesday, Trump's approval rating on Iran is 36 percent and his disapproval 56 percent.
What People Are Saying
Grant Davis Reeher, professor of political science at Syracuse University, to Newsweek via email on Tuesday when asked if this is concerning for Republicans heading into midterms: "Yes. While no single demographic group holds the golden key to elections, men, particularly white men, have been a recent staple of the Republican Party, and especially President Trump. Any significant loss of support among this group should be of concern to the GOP, heading into the mid-term elections."
President Donald Trump told the New York Post about low approval ratings tied to the war with Iran: “I think that the polling is very good, but I don’t care about polling. I have to do the right thing. I have to do the right thing. This should have been done a long time ago.”
CNN Chief Data Analyst Harry Enten on X on Tuesday: "The chickens are coming home to roost for Trump as he tries to get allies to help with Iran. Those in Canada, Japan & UK hate, hate, hate the U.S. military action in Iran. It's at least 27 pts underwater in all. This war is far less popular than the Iraq War in 2003 in all."
Trump, on Truth Social in February: "Record Stock Market, and National Security, driven by our Great TARIFFS. I am predicting 100,000 on the DOW by the end of my Term. REMEMBER, TRUMP WAS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING! I hope the United States Supreme Court is watching."
Update 3/17/26, 11:49 p.m. ET: This article has been updated with comment from Grant Davis Reeher.
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