Trump’s approval rating held at a record low in a new poll. Hispanic voters favor Democrats by the widest margin since he took office.
President Donald Trump’s approval rating held at a record low this week, with Hispanic voters increasingly souring on his performance and planning to abandon the Republican Party in next month’s midterm elections, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll completed Monday. The six-day poll showed 32% of Americans approving of Trump’s presidency, unchanged from a September Reuters/Ipsos survey that had marked the lowest rating of his political career.
Just 24% of Hispanic Americans approve of Trump’s performance in the White House, the lowest share recorded in either of his two presidential terms. Among Hispanic registered voters, only 26% said they plan to vote Republican in the Nov. 3 elections, while 52% said they plan to vote Democratic, about double the level of Republican support and the largest Democratic advantage among Hispanic voters since Trump took office. The poll also found registered voters nationwide preferring Democrats over Republicans by 44% to 37% less than a month before the election, with independents favoring Democrats 37% to 21% and 28% of independents still undecided.
The survey, conducted online and nationwide among 4,506 U.S. adults with a margin of error of about 2 percentage points, found the cost of living remains the top issue shaping how Americans plan to vote next month. The poll also pointed to erosion in Trump’s support among older voters, with those 50 and older preferring Republicans over Democrats by just 2 percentage points, 44% to 42%, compared with an 8-point Republican advantage in December. Among voters under 50, Democrats led by 18 points. The Nov. 3 elections will determine control of both chambers of Congress for the final two years of Trump’s current term.
This report is based on information from Reuters (via GV Wire, Yahoo News, the Detroit News and KFGO).