Trump Approval Still At Record Low. Hispanic Voters Are Turning on Republicans Ahead of the Midterms.

President Donald Trump's approval rating remains at the lowest point of his political career, while Hispanic voters who helped return him to the White House are moving sharply toward Democrats ahead of November's midterm elections, according to a new poll.

The Reuters/Ipsos national survey found that 32% of Americans approve of Trump's performance as president, unchanged from a poll from the same organization that also registered a career low for Trump.

The numbers are even worse among Hispanic Americans. Only 24% approve of Trump's performance in the White House, according to the survey, the lowest level recorded among Hispanic adults during either of Trump's two terms as president.

The reversal is particularly significant after Trump made major gains with Latino voters in 2024, winning nearly half of the Hispanic vote after receiving roughly one-third in the 2020 presidential election. Now, less than a month before the November 3 midterms, Hispanic voters appear prepared to punish Trump's Republican Party at the ballot box.

Among registered Hispanic voters, 52% said they plan to vote for Democratic candidates for Congress, compared with just 26% who intend to support Republicans. That gives Democrats a two-to-one advantage with the electorate and their largest lead among Hispanic voters since Trump returned to office.

The broader national picture also favors Democrats. Registered voters said they preferred Democratic congressional candidates over Republicans by 44% to 37%, according to Reuters/Ipsos.

Independent voters, potentially decisive in competitive races, are also leaning Democratic. Democrats led Republicans 37% to 21% among registered independents, although 28% remained undecided, leaving a substantial bloc of voters still available to both parties during the final weeks of the campaign.

Republicans are already bracing for a difficult election. Analysts have increasingly projected that Democrats could capture control of the House of Representatives, while the battle for the Senate has also become more competitive.

The economy appears to be driving much of the dissatisfaction. The cost of living ranked as the top issue for Americans deciding how to vote in November, according to the poll. Consumer inflation has accelerated following a surge in gasoline and diesel prices tied to the war with Iran, which Trump launched in February.

That economic pressure is hitting Trump and Republicans across demographic groups that have traditionally been important to the party. Republicans' advantage among voters age 50 and older has narrowed considerably. Voters in that group preferred Republicans over Democrats by only 44% to 42%, a two-point advantage. In December, Republicans held an eight-point lead among older voters.

The erosion could prove especially costly in a midterm election, when Americans over 50 historically represent a disproportionately large share of voters. Among registered voters younger than 50, Democrats hold a much more commanding advantage, leading Republicans by 18 percentage points.

The findings add to evidence that the coalition that helped Trump win the presidency in 2024 is becoming harder for Republicans to hold together. Hispanic voters were one of the biggest components of Trump's expanded electoral coalition, making their current movement away from the president particularly consequential.

With control of both chambers of Congress at stake, the November 3 elections will determine whether Republicans can preserve their ability to advance Trump's agenda during the final two years of his term or whether Democrats gain congressional power to challenge it. The Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted online nationwide among 4,506 U.S. adults and has a margin of error of approximately two percentage points.