President Donald Trump has recorded his lowest net approval rating among adults aged 30 to 44 in an Economist/YouGov polling series stretching back to January 2025. His rating with that group fell to negative 43 points in the survey conducted from August 28 to 31, deepening a long-running generational divide before the 2026 midterm elections. The result suggests the president faces particularly strong opposition among many millennials, although one demographic subgroup in one polling series cannot by itself predict how people will vote.
Presidential approval can shape enthusiasm, fundraising and candidate strategy during a midterm campaign, particularly when control of Congress is at stake. The latest reading indicates that Trump’s difficulties are more pronounced among adults aged 30 to 44 than among the public overall. The latest Economist/YouGov poll surveyed 1,592 U.S. adult citizens from August 28 to 31, 2026.
Its overall sample had a margin of error of 3.5 percentage points. Respondents were asked whether they approved or disapproved of the way Trump was handling his job as president. Among those aged 30 to 44, the 27 percent approval figure was outweighed by 70 percent disapproval.
That negative 43-point balance supersedes the negative 39 recorded in June and marks an eight-point fall from July’s negative 35. When Trump began his second term in January 2025, his net approval was positive by 6 points nationally and almost even among 30- to 44-year-olds at negative 1. The younger group’s assessment weakened rapidly.
It reached negative 12 in March 2025, negative 19 in July and negative 28 in November. Losses continued throughout 2026. Net approval among the same respondents stood at negative 22 in January, negative 35 in March and negative 33 in May before dropping further during the summer.
National opinion also moved against the president, but less sharply. His overall net rating shifted from positive 6 in January 2025 to negative 24 in the latest survey, a 30-point decline compared with the 42-point fall among 30- to 44-year-olds. A subgroup result is less precise than the headline sample because it is based on fewer respondents.
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