A recent study conducted by The Economist/YouGov shows that US President Donald Trump‘s support rating has fallen to a record low. Trump administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein issue coincides with the rating. According to recent polls, Trump’s net approval rating is -17, which is lower than it was when YouGov last conducted a poll of voters, when it was -11. According to a survey of 1680 people done between July 11 and 14, 41% of them are satisfied with Trump’s performance, while 55% are dissatisfied with his leadership.
When Epstein, a wealthy financier, committed suicide in prison in August 2019, weeks after being arrested on sex trafficking charges, the White House first requested a review of the case and promised to release names and evidence regarding his contacts. According to a recent memo by the Department of Justice, and the FBI stated that there is no “client list,” and no additional charges will be given. According to the poll results, 79% of those surveyed believed that the government need to make all of the records related to the Epstein case public. Two-thirds of Americans believe the government is now hiding evidence, according to the report. In the November 2026 midterm elections, Trump’s standing and the Republican Party more broadly may suffer from the sustained polling backlash.
Trump’s net approval rating dropped to -14 points, according to the Economist/YouGov poll. This is comparable to the pollster’s lowest net approval rating for Trump, which was -21 points in November 2017 and was the lowest for both his first and second terms. According to the pollster, Trump’s decline is mostly due to a decline in Democratic and Independent support. Meanwhile, at the beginning of his second administration, Trump’s support rating among Democrats was 12 percent; today, it is barely 3 percent. Independents’ support, meanwhile, has decreased from 41% to 29%. Nonetheless, the percentage of Republicans who are satisfied with Trump’s performance has stayed relatively stable, dropping from 94 percent at the beginning of his second term to 92 percent at this point.
Trump’s polling ratings may continue to swing in the days ahead because to the ongoing criticism over the Epstein memo. The American people’s willingness to support Trump will be put to the test when they cast their ballots in the November 2026 midterm elections.