How Trump's Approval Rating Has Changed on Four Core Campaign Issues
Summary
President Donald Trump won the 2024 election by promising to seal the border, avoid new foreign wars, fix the economy, and clean up Washington. Nineteen months into his second term, polling shows his approval on these four key issues has dropped significantly, with overall approval falling from +11.6 points in January 2025 to -19.6 points by August 2026.Key Facts
- Trump’s 2024 campaign focused on four main promises: closing the border, avoiding new wars, improving the economy, and cleaning up Washington.
- His net approval rating was +11.6 points on January 21, 2025, but dropped to about -19.6 points by August 20, 2026.
- Immigration remains his best-rated issue but shifted from +7 points in January 2025 to -11.2 points in August 2026.
- Border crossings fell sharply after Trump took office, which the White House cites as keeping the pledge.
- Public support for Trump’s immigration policies decreased after several fatal border incidents.
- Trump promised to avoid new foreign wars and claimed he could end the Russia-Ukraine war quickly, but his approval on foreign policy has fluctuated with the Iran ceasefire situation.
- His approval ratings increased slightly after ceasefires but fell again when fighting resumed, including Iranian strikes on the UAE.
- Economic and anti-corruption pledges have not seen improvement in public opinion based on the polling trends described.
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