The Public Has Reached a Breaking Point with Trump's Presidency

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President Trump’s standing with the American public has settled into a familiar but increasingly rigid shape by early February 2026.

Across three independent national polls conducted within days of one another—the NPR/PBS/Marist survey, the Economist/YouGov poll, and Quinnipiac University’s national poll—his job approval remains stalled in the high-30s to around 40 percent, with a clear majority disapproving.

While the precise figures vary slightly depending on methodology and sample, the convergence itself is the signal: Trump remains underwater nationally, deeply unpopular among Democrats, losing independents by wide margins, and sustained politically almost entirely by a still-loyal Republican base, according to all three instruments.

By the Numbers Fact Box
Trump’s Second Term — What the Polls Actually Show

Overall approval: 37–40%

Overall disapproval: 54–56%

Independents disapprove: ~60–65%

Approve on the economy: ~36–39%

Approve on immigration: ~38%

Say ICE has gone too far: ~65%

Say ICE makes the country less safe: ~60%

Republicans who still approve: ~80–85%

Source: NPR/PBS/Marist, Economist/YouGov, Quinnipiac | Jan.–Feb. 2026

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