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President Donald Trump's approval rating with men has dipped to a four-month low, new polling from The Economist and YouGov shows on Tuesday.
Why It Matters
Shifts within traditionally stronger demographics such as male voters could signal broader erosion and potentially complicate midterm strategies for the Republican Party, particularly as multiple trackers show Trump significantly underwater nationally.
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What To Know
According to the new poll, Trump's approval rating with men is 42 percent. His overall approval rating is 37 percent, and his disapproval rating is 56 percent. The poll was taken from February 6 to February 9 among 1,730 U.S. adults and has a margin of error of 3.1 percent.
In a poll taken from January 30 to February 2, the president's approval rating with men was 47 percent. Trump's approval with men dipped close to 42 percent in polls taken in January, hitting 43 percent. Trump's approval rating with men also dropped to 43 percent in a poll taken from November 7 to November 10.
The most recent time Trump's approval rating with men hit 42 percent was in a poll taken from October 10 to October 13, four months ago.
Tuesday's poll also shows the president's approval rating on the economy is 34 percent and his disapproval rating is 57 percent and his immigration approval rating is 40 percent compared to a 53 percent disapproval rating.
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What People Are Saying
Columbia University professor Robert Y. Shapiro, to Newsweek via email on Tuesday: "These low ratings have to be alarming to Trump and Republicans. It shows that while Trump's support among his prized base is strong, the drop in approval is eating into a bit of his past base and definitely the enlarged support he had in the 2024 election. There can be multiple causes we can all point to, but the ICE craziness is a huge disruption that Trump and his administration can be blamed for. Moreover that poor performance raises the question of how well is Trump doing elsewhere, and the economic disappointment of voters has been persistently clear, and Trump and company can be blamed for what ICE is doing and also for that disruption taking Trump's attention away from the economy and affordability issues."
Trump, on Truth Social last month: "Fake and Fraudulent Polling should be, virtually, a criminal offense. As an example, all of the Anti Trump Media that covered me during the 2020 Election showed Polls that were knowingly wrong. They knew what they were doing, trying to influence the Election, but I won in a Landslide, including winning the Popular Vote, all 7 of the 7 Swing States, the Electoral College was a route, and 2,750 Counties to 525. You can’t do much better than that, and yet if people examined The Failing New York Times, ABC Fake News, NBC Fake News, CBS Fake News, Low Ratings CNN, or the now defunct MSDNC, Polls were all fraudulent, and bore nothing even close to the final results.
"Something has to be done about Fraudulent Polling. Even the Polls of FoxNews and The Wall Street Journal have been, over the years, terrible! There are great Pollsters that called the Election right, but the Media does not want to use them in any way, shape, or form. Isn’t it sad what has happened to American Journalism, but I am going to do everything possible to keep this Polling SCAM from moving forward!"
CNN Chief Data Analyst Harry Enten, on X Monday: "The economy used to be the wind beneath Trump's wings, but now it's his Titanic. His economic net approval (-18 pts) is 26 pts lower now than at this point in term 1. It's 53 pts (!!) lower with indies (-43 pts now)... This puts not just the House, but the Senate in play too."
What Happens Next
Pollsters will continue publishing new waves of data in the coming days and weeks. New polls will show whether recent softness within core or traditionally stronger blocs such as men represents a blip or a sustained downturn.
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