Latest polling shows Trump with little support. How Michigan views him
President Donald Trump faces continued negative pushback from Americans opposed to his leadership.
Trump fared poorly across several recent opinion polls with his disapproval rating reaching as high as 62%
in an Economist/YouGov poll conducted Aug. 7-10. Similarly, 60% of Americans surveyed disapproved of Trump in an Aug. 11 Civiqs poll.
Real Clear Politics, which aggregates data from numerous polls, shows Trump's current average approval rating is 19.4 percentage points below his average disapproval rating — a similar trend to late July, following a slight dip in early August.
The Trump polling reflects other data showing mostly dissatisfied Americans. On the direction of the country, the polling average shows 59.9% of Americans believe we're on the wrong track.
Earlier this week, Trump suggested he would be willing to declare a national emergencyin order to restrict voting in the November mid-term election.
During a Real America’s Voice interview with Trump on Aug. 10, host Wayne Allyn Root suggested issuing an emergency declaration to implement voting changes, a move that almost certainly would be challenged in court.
“Let me put an idea in your head, OK?” Root said, adding: “If they never get the SAVE America Act done, you have the right to declare a national security emergency for elections … so if you do this in the next month we will get photo ID, proof of citizenship and a limit to mail-in ballots."
“Let me just say that stranger things have happened, OK?” Trump interjected. “I’ll leave it at that.”
Here's what to know about Trump's approval ratings.
How did the Economist/YouGov poll rank Trump?
Economist/YouGov:
62% disapprove of Trump's job performance, while 33% approve 60% have an unfavorable view of Trump, while 35% have a favorable view 60% say Trump is not honest and trustworthy, while 26% say he is 53% say Trump is too old to be president, while 36% say he's not The survey of 1,589 U.S. adults was conducted Aug. 7-10, 2026 and has a margin of error of ±3.2 percentage points. How did the Rasmussen Reports poll rank Trump?
Rasmussen Reports:
56% disapprove of Trump, while 43% approve The poll results are from Aug. 12, 2026
The Rasmussen Reports survey did not break down party affiliation of respondents or Trump's approval ratings on policy issues.
How did the Napolitan News Service/RMG Research poll rank Trump?
Napolitan News Service/RMG Research:
55% disapprove of Trump, while 43% approve The survey of 3,000 registered voters was conducted Aug. 3-9, 2026 and has a margin of error of ±1.8 percentage points. How did the Morning Consult poll rank Trump?
Morning Consult:
54% disapprove of Trump, while 43% approve The survey of 2,200 registered U.S. voters was conducted the week ending on June 22, 2026, and has a margin of error of ±2 percentage points. How did the Civiqs poll rank Trump?
Nationwide, 60% disapprove of Trump, while 35% approve In Michigan, 58% disapprove of Trump, while 36% approve The online survey was compiled Aug. 11, 2026
USA TODAY contributed to this story.
Contact Jenna Prestininzi: jprestininzi@freepress.com.