USA05 October, 20262 min read
Donald Trump Says He’s Doing Great as Reuters-Ipsos Poll Shows 32% Approval
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Trump's approval is 32% in the Reuters/Ipsos poll. Hispanic support drops to about 24% in the same poll.
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Record-low approval, Hispanic shift
Donald Trump told a reporter “I’m doing great,” as a Reuters poll showed his approval rating at a record-low 32%. The Reuters-Ipsos six-day survey completed on Monday found that just 32 percent of US voters approved of the job Trump is doing as president.
The poll also found Trump’s approval shrank to 24 percent among Hispanic voters, its lowest point in either of his two terms. The Reuters-Ipsos results placed the midterm elections as a referendum on Trump’s second term, with the November 3 contests deciding whether Republicans maintain their majorities in the US House of Representatives and the Senate.
Campaign messaging and internal strain
Donald Trump defended his campaign approach by saying, “Just so you understand, they all want me to go,” as he pushed a 32-day blitz of cross-country rallies ahead of the November 3 midterms. Representative Maria Elvira Salazar of Florida challenged Trump directly in a campaign advertisement, saying, “The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”
Salazar pointed to Trump’s hardline immigration crackdown, and she said, “Some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far,” while describing detention and deportation of immigrants with no criminal record. The Reuters-Ipsos poll showed that about 52 percent plan to vote for the Democrats in the November midterms, compared to 26 percent for Republicans, as Democrats sought to convert frustration into voter momentum.
What the numbers mean
The Reuters-Ipsos poll reported that only 26 per cent of Hispanic registered voters said they planned to vote Republican, while 52 per cent said they intended to vote for Democratic candidates. The same Reuters-Ipsos results showed registered voters preferred Democratic candidates over Republicans by 44 per cent to 37 per cent, with independents giving Democrats a 37 per cent to 21 per cent advantage.
The poll also found that the cost of living had become the most important issue for Americans as they prepared to vote, with Reuters linking rising gasoline and diesel prices to the war with Iran. The Journal News framed the stakes as the midterm elections determining the makeup of the House of Representatives and part of the Senate for the remaining two years of Trump’s current term, with the Reuters-Ipsos survey conducted online nationwide among 4,506 U.S. adults.