Trump’s Approval Holding Steady
ActiVote’s August 1, 2025 presidential approval poll finds that President Trump’s approval rating is holding steady at 44.5% while his disapproval rating ticked up to 52.1% yielding a net approval rating of -7.6%, which is his worst net approval rating of his second term.
A total of 454 ActiVote users weighed in on Trump’s approval between July 1 and July 31. They rated Trump on a 5-star rating, which is then converted into standard “approval” and “disapproval” percentages.
July’s numbers are still better than Trump’s average over the 48 months of his first presidency (41%), better than Biden’s average approval rating for his full term (41%), and Biden’s final year’s approval rating (40%).
The groups with a net positive approval rating are rural, older voters (50+), men and Republicans, White voters and those with low incomes.
If we look at the left-to-right spectrum, Trump’s approval among his base, the moderate right and right, dropped to 82%, four points down from last month, while his disapproval from the left and moderate left improved by two points to 93%. The crucial group of centrists are back in the plus with a +4 approval rating.
We have two possible explanations for the relatively low approval rating among his base: one is that the Epstein issue is reflected in the approval rating. The other is that our July poll has a low sample size and a low (unweighted) response rate among his base, which could make that the 80% and 84% approval on the right is actually an outlier, suggesting that his approval rating has a chance to improve in next month’s poll.
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 | 454 RV | Unweighted | Weighted | Approve | Disapprove |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | ±4.6% MoE | 100% | 100% | 44.5% | 52.1% |
| Political Spectrum | Left | 32% | 20% | 2% | 97% |
| Moderate Left | 31% | 20% | 7% | 89% | |
| Center | 17% | 20% | 49% | 45% | |
| Moderate Right | 10% | 20% | 80% | 16% | |
| Right | 10% | 20% | 84% | 14% | |
| Region | rural | 33% | 31% | 59% | 37% |
| suburban | 39% | 36% | 45% | 54% | |
| urban | 28% | 33% | 30% | 64% | |
| Age | 18-29 | 27% | 15% | 34% | 65% |
| 30-49 | 43% | 32% | 34% | 60% | |
| 50-64 | 18% | 25% | 57% | 39% | |
| 65+ | 11% | 28% | 51% | 49% | |
| Sex | F | 35% | 53% | 29% | 66% |
| M | 65% | 47% | 62% | 37% | |
| Party | D | 56% | 40% | 11% | 82% |
| R | 28% | 33% | 88% | 11% | |
| I | 16% | 28% | 39% | 59% | |
| Ethnicity | White | 76% | 68% | 55% | 44% |
| Black | 8% | 11% | 11% | 72% | |
| Latino | 12% | 14% | 32% | 61% | |
| Income | Low | 21% | 20% | 51% | 46% |
| Middle | 36% | 42% | 40% | 54% | |
| High | 43% | 38% | 46% | 53% | |
| Education | HS | 29% | 32% | 43% | 57% |
| Some Col. | 10% | 23% | 43% | 57% | |
| BSC+ | 61% | 44% | 46% | 46% |