President Donald Trump has now been in office for about 15 months, and his numbers keep getting worse. Our latest Strength In Numbers/Verasight poll, conducted April 10–14, finds just 35% of U.S. adults approving of his job performance, with 61% disapproving — a net approval rating of -26. That’s a new low in our poll, down from -23 last month and a steep fall from (an already poor) -16 when we first began tracking this question in May 2025.
This deterioration has been driven largely by his handling of the economy and prices. Trump’s net approval on prices and inflation has fallen to -46 — the worst rating on any single issue in the history of our poll, and a stunning 6-point drop from March’s already record-low -40. Nearly three-quarters of Americans (72%) now disapprove of the way Trump is handling prices.
Here are the poll’s headline findings:
Headline poll findings
- Job approval: 35% of U.S. adults approve of Trump’s job performance; 61% disapprove (net -26, down from -23 in March)
- Generic ballot: Democrats lead Republicans 50% to 43% among registered voters, a 7-point margin
- Direction of the country: 55% say things are going poorly and major changes are needed, a new high. Just 8% say things are going well
- Prices: Trump’s net approval on prices/inflation has fallen to -46, the worst rating on any issue we have ever recorded
- Border security: The one bright-ish spot — border security bounced back to net +1, making it once again the only issue where Trump is not underwater
- Iran: 64% of Americans say the war in Iran has not been worth the cost, up from 58% in March. 48% say the U.S. should never have gone to war in the first place