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Each chart is one survey, not a polling average. Dates below are fieldwork dates; older findings are historical snapshots.

Foreign affairs · United States

33% approve of Trump's handling of foreign policy

Sep 3, 2026 – Sep 6, 2026
Registered voters

Approve33%
Disapprove60%
No opinion / no answer7%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - foreign policy?

970 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-09-10. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (8)

Same wording, population, geography, method and response labels. These are separate samples; no statistical change is established. Showing up to five earlier surveys, including years outside the selected filter.

Approve responses in earlier surveys
Fieldwork endedResponseReport
2026-07-2734%Read
2026-06-2237%Read
2026-05-1835%Read
2026-03-2336%Read
2026-03-0840%Read
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Immigration · United States

39% approve of Trump's handling of immigration issues

Sep 3, 2026 – Sep 6, 2026
Registered voters

Approve39%
Disapprove57%
No opinion / no answer4%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - immigration issues?

970 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-09-10. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (5)

Same wording, population, geography, method and response labels. These are separate samples; no statistical change is established. Showing up to five earlier surveys, including years outside the selected filter.

Approve responses in earlier surveys
Fieldwork endedResponseReport
2026-07-2740%Read
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2026-02-0238%Read
2025-12-1544%Read
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Government · United States

Donald Trump approval at 33%

Sep 3, 2026 – Sep 6, 2026
Registered voters

Approve33%
Disapprove59%
No opinion / no answer8%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president?

970 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-09-10. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (9)

Same wording, population, geography, method and response labels. These are separate samples; no statistical change is established. Showing up to five earlier surveys, including years outside the selected filter.

Approve responses in earlier surveys
Fieldwork endedResponseReport
2026-07-2732%Read
2026-06-2238%Read
2026-05-1834%Read
2026-04-1338%Read
2026-03-2338%Read
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Government · United States

Pete Hegseth approval at 32%

Sep 3, 2026 – Sep 6, 2026
Registered voters

Approve32%
Disapprove57%
No opinion / no answer11%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Pete Hegseth is handling his job as Secretary of Defense?

970 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-09-10. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (5)

Same wording, population, geography, method and response labels. These are separate samples; no statistical change is established. Showing up to five earlier surveys, including years outside the selected filter.

Approve responses in earlier surveys
Fieldwork endedResponseReport
2026-07-2734%Read
2026-05-1834%Read
2026-03-0837%Read
2026-01-1240%Read
2025-12-1538%Read
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Government · United States

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. approval at 36%

Sep 3, 2026 – Sep 6, 2026
Registered voters

Approve36%
Disapprove54%
No opinion / no answer10%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is handling his job as Secretary of Health and Human Services?

970 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-09-10. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (2)

Same wording, population, geography, method and response labels. These are separate samples; no statistical change is established. Showing up to five earlier surveys, including years outside the selected filter.

Approve responses in earlier surveys
Fieldwork endedResponseReport
2026-01-1239%Read
2025-12-1539%Read
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Government · United States

23% approve of Democrats in Congress

Jul 23, 2026 – Jul 27, 2026
Registered voters

Approve23%
Disapprove67%
No opinion / no answer10%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Democrats in Congress are handling their job?

963 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-07-29. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (3)

Same wording, population, geography, method and response labels. These are separate samples; no statistical change is established. Showing up to five earlier surveys, including years outside the selected filter.

Approve responses in earlier surveys
Fieldwork endedResponseReport
2026-06-2223%Read
2026-05-1820%Read
2025-12-1518%Read
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Government · United States

29% approve of Republicans in Congress

Jul 23, 2026 – Jul 27, 2026
Registered voters

Approve29%
Disapprove63%
No opinion / no answer7%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way the Republicans in Congress are handling their job?

963 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-07-29. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (3)

Same wording, population, geography, method and response labels. These are separate samples; no statistical change is established. Showing up to five earlier surveys, including years outside the selected filter.

Approve responses in earlier surveys
Fieldwork endedResponseReport
2026-06-2228%Read
2026-05-1827%Read
2025-12-1535%Read
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Foreign affairs · United States

34% approve of Trump's handling of foreign policy

Jul 23, 2026 – Jul 27, 2026
Registered voters

Approve34%
Disapprove62%
No opinion / no answer4%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - foreign policy?

963 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-07-29. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (7)

Same wording, population, geography, method and response labels. These are separate samples; no statistical change is established. Showing up to five earlier surveys, including years outside the selected filter.

Approve responses in earlier surveys
Fieldwork endedResponseReport
2026-06-2237%Read
2026-05-1835%Read
2026-03-2336%Read
2026-03-0840%Read
2026-02-0237%Read
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Economy · United States

34% approve of Trump's handling of the economy

Jul 23, 2026 – Jul 27, 2026
Registered voters

Approve34%
Disapprove62%
No opinion / no answer4%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - the economy?

963 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-07-29. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (8)

Same wording, population, geography, method and response labels. These are separate samples; no statistical change is established. Showing up to five earlier surveys, including years outside the selected filter.

Approve responses in earlier surveys
Fieldwork endedResponseReport
2026-06-2239%Read
2026-05-1833%Read
2026-04-1338%Read
2026-03-2338%Read
2026-03-0839%Read
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Economy · United States

37% approve of Trump's handling of trade

Jul 23, 2026 – Jul 27, 2026
Registered voters

Approve37%
Disapprove58%
No opinion / no answer4%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - trade?

963 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-07-29. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (2)

Same wording, population, geography, method and response labels. These are separate samples; no statistical change is established. Showing up to five earlier surveys, including years outside the selected filter.

Approve responses in earlier surveys
Fieldwork endedResponseReport
2026-05-1836%Read
2025-12-1540%Read
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Immigration · United States

40% approve of Trump's handling of immigration issues

Jul 23, 2026 – Jul 27, 2026
Registered voters

Approve40%
Disapprove57%
No opinion / no answer3%
Question & survey details

Do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling - immigration issues?

963 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-07-29. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (4)

Same wording, population, geography, method and response labels. These are separate samples; no statistical change is established. Showing up to five earlier surveys, including years outside the selected filter.

Approve responses in earlier surveys
Fieldwork endedResponseReport
2026-06-2242%Read
2026-05-1840%Read
2026-02-0238%Read
2025-12-1544%Read
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Economy · United States

41% describe the national economy as poor

Jul 23, 2026 – Jul 27, 2026
Registered voters

Excellent3%
Good25%
Not so good30%
Poor41%
No opinion / no answer1%
Question & survey details

Would you describe the state of the nation's economy these days as excellent, good, not so good, or poor?

963 respondents overall; registered voters. live interviewers calling landlines and cell phones. Question-specific sample size is not established. Percentages may differ from 100 through rounding.

The fieldwork year comes from the publisher’s dated release heading.

Released 2026-07-29. Original source

Earlier comparable questions (4)

Same wording, population, geography, method and response labels. These are separate samples; no statistical change is established. Showing up to five earlier surveys, including years outside the selected filter.

Poor responses in earlier surveys
Fieldwork endedResponseReport
2026-06-2233%Read
2026-05-1840%Read
2026-03-2333%Read
2025-12-1530%Read
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Coverage & updates

This explorer currently draws from supported questions in Caldwell’s automatically published Quinnipiac and KFF reports. It is not a complete archive of all pollsters or all questions. Only current validated reporting inputs appear; unsupported questions remain excluded. The automated publishing pipeline adds new supported findings as reports are published. Up to 200 recent managed reports are checked on each request, with parsed chart models cached by their source fingerprint.