WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump drew approval from 32% of Americans in a Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Monday. His approval rating stayed at its career low as Democrats led congressional voting intentions.
September’s survey recorded the same level of support. Hispanic Americans gave Trump an approval rating of 24%, his lowest among that group across either presidential term.
Among Hispanic registered voters, 52% planned to back Democrats and 26% preferred Republicans. That was the largest Democratic advantage among those voters since Trump took office.
Registered voters nationwide favoured Democratic congressional candidates by 44% to 37% for Republicans. Among independent registered voters, Democrats led Republicans by 37% to 21%. Another 28% of independents remained undecided.
Trump had made gains among Hispanic voters in the last presidential contest. He won nearly half their votes in 2024, compared with roughly one-third in 2020.
Cost of living ranked as the leading issue shaping Americans’ voting decisions. Consumers face higher petrol and diesel prices during the war with Iran. Trump launched the conflict in February.
Republicans retained a narrow advantage among voters aged 50 or older, who preferred them by 44% to 42%. Their lead stood at two percentage points, down from eight percentage points in December 2025.
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Older Americans have historically accounted for a large share of midterm voters. Among voters younger than 50, Democrats held an 18-percentage-point lead.
Trump dismissed polling concerns on Monday, telling reporters: “I’m doing great.”
Ipsos conducted the nationwide online survey over six days and interviewed 4,506 US adults. Pollsters collected responses from September 30 using the company’s probability-based KnowledgePanel.
Researchers conducted interviews in English. They weighted responses for demographic characteristics, political affiliation and previous presidential voting choices.
Ipsos gives an overall sampling margin of error of plus or minus 1.5 percentage points. Margins for smaller groups are larger.
Voters go to the polls on November 3 to determine control of the House of Representatives and Senate. The outcome decides which party controls Congress during the final two years of Trump’s current term.
(With input from Reuters and The Guardian)
