A year into his second administration, Americans’ views of President Donald Trump – already more negative than positive – have continued to slip.

• Trump’s approval rating stands at 37%, down from 40% in the fall.
• By more than two-to-one, Americans say the administration’s actions have been worse than they expected (50%) rather than better (21%).
• Only about a quarter of Americans today (27%) say they support all or most of Trump’s policies and plans, down from 35% when he returned to office last year. That change has come entirely among Republicans.

We conducted a survey from January 20 through January 26, 2026 among 8,512 U.S. adults recruited through our American Trends panel.

Here are the survey questions used for this report, the detailed responses and the survey methodology.