Polls DATA

Presidential approval polls

Every poll we are allowed to show, newest first, each linked to the pollster’s own release.

12 polls shown. Averages are as of Nov. 5, 2026.

Average of the polls

Approve37.3%3 polls
Disapprove60.3%3 polls

Average of the latest poll from each of 3 pollsters with interviews ending Oct. 7, 2026 to Nov. 5, 2026, weighted by recency and sample size. No pollster is adjusted for lean. How averages are computed

Which polls and what weight

Poll by	Interviews ended	Sample	Share of average
Ipsos	Nov. 2, 2026	1,357 rv	47.2%
Emerson College Polling	Oct. 26, 2026	1,000 lv	28.6%
Marist Poll	Oct. 20, 2026	1,289 lv	24.2%

Polls left out of the average:

UMass Lowell Center for Public Opinion, interviews ended Oct. 4, 2026: Its last interview day is more than 30 days before the date of the average.
Pew Research Center, interviews ended Oct. 4, 2026: Its last interview day is more than 30 days before the date of the average.
Quinnipiac University Poll, interviews ended Sept. 27, 2026: Its last interview day is more than 30 days before the date of the average.
Emerson College Polling, interviews ended Sept. 22, 2026: Its last interview day is more than 30 days before the date of the average.
Marist Poll, interviews ended Sept. 15, 2026: Its last interview day is more than 30 days before the date of the average.
Quinnipiac University Poll, interviews ended Sept. 6, 2026: Its last interview day is more than 30 days before the date of the average.
Ipsos, interviews ended Oct. 26, 2026: The same pollster has a later poll in the window.
Ipsos, interviews ended Oct. 19, 2026: The same pollster has a later poll in the window.
Ipsos, interviews ended Oct. 13, 2026: The same pollster has a later poll in the window.

Average over time

Approve
Disapprove

Lines show the average as of each date, using only polls with interviews ended by then. Dots are single polls. Dates start Oct. 8, 2026.

All polls, newest first

Poll	Interviews	Sample	Results	Release
Poll by Ipsosfor Reuters	Oct. 29–Nov. 2, 2026	1,357 registered votersmargin of error ±2.7	Approve 36% Disapprove 63%	Pollster’s release (opens the pollster’s own page)Online, probability-based KnowledgePanel
Poll by Emerson College Polling	Oct. 24–26, 2026Released Oct. 30, 2026	1,000 likely votersmargin of error ±3	Approve 37% Disapprove 57%	Pollster’s release (opens the pollster’s own page)MMS text-to-web (probability-based panel) plus PureSpectrum online panel
Poll by Ipsosfor Reuters	Oct. 22–26, 2026Released Oct. 26, 2026	1,280 registered votersmargin of error ±2.8	Approve 35% Disapprove 64%	Pollster’s release (opens the pollster’s own page)Online, probability-based KnowledgePanel
Poll by Marist Pollfor NPR and PBS News	Oct. 19–20, 2026	1,289 likely votersmargin of error ±3.8All 1,289 national registered voters interviewed; the release does not give the likely-voter subsample size.	Approve 40% Disapprove 59%	Pollster’s release (opens the pollster’s own page)Multi-mode: live phone, text and online
Poll by Ipsosfor Reuters	Oct. 16–19, 2026Released Oct. 19, 2026	1,679 adultsmargin of error ±2.4	Approve 31% Disapprove 66%	Pollster’s release (opens the pollster’s own page)Online, probability-based KnowledgePanel
Poll by Ipsosfor ABC News and The Washington Post	Oct. 9–13, 2026Released Oct. 20, 2026	2,545 adultsmargin of error ±2	Approve 33% Disapprove 66%	Pollster’s release (opens the pollster’s own page)Online, probability-based KnowledgePanel
Poll by UMass Lowell Center for Public Opinion	Oct. 2–4, 2026Released Oct. 22, 2026	1,000 likely votersmargin of error ±3.84	Approve 39% * Disapprove 61% *	Pollster’s release (opens the pollster’s own page)Online survey fielded by YouGov
Poll by Pew Research Center	Sept. 28–Oct. 4, 2026Released Oct. 8, 2026	5,062 adultsno margin of error released	Approve 30% Disapprove 68%	Pollster’s release (opens the pollster’s own page)American Trends Panel: mostly online, some live telephone
Poll by Quinnipiac University Poll	Sept. 24–27, 2026Released Sept. 29, 2026	1,032 registered votersmargin of error ±3.8	Approve 34% Disapprove 61%	Pollster’s release (opens the pollster’s own page)Live telephone (landline and cell)
Poll by Emerson College Polling	Sept. 21–22, 2026Released Sept. 24, 2026	1,000 likely votersmargin of error ±3	Approve 39% Disapprove 58%	Pollster’s release (opens the pollster’s own page)Text-to-web (voter file) plus online panel
Poll by Marist Pollfor NPR and PBS News	Sept. 14–15, 2026Released Sept. 23, 2026	1,280 registered votersmargin of error ±3.8	Approve 39% Disapprove 59% *	Pollster’s release (opens the pollster’s own page)Multi-mode: live phone, text and online
Poll by Quinnipiac University Poll	Sept. 3–6, 2026Released Sept. 10, 2026	970 registered votersmargin of error ±3.9	Approve 33% Disapprove 59%	Pollster’s release (opens the pollster’s own page)Live telephone (landline and cell)

Pollsters word this question differently. Each row is the pollster’s own question; see its release for the exact wording.

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