President Donald Trump’s job approval rating dropped to 41%, marking a new low for his second term, according to weekly tracking poll data from Morning Consult released Monday.
With 55% of voters disapproving, Trump sits at a net rating of -14 points. The decline extends across multiple policy areas, with seven of the 12 tracked issues hitting second-term lows. These include health care, entitlements, energy, and foreign policy.
Trump’s standing on the economy tied its previous second-term low at 18 points underwater. Immigration and national security remain his strongest areas, though neither issue has registered a positive net rating since July.
Public sentiment on the broader economy is also sliding, with 53% of voters reporting they have heard negative news about economic conditions recently. That figure marks the highest negative response across all tracked topics.
The shift coincides with growing margins for congressional Democrats on major issues as the campaign cycle picks up. Democrats now lead Republicans by 7 percentage points on the economy, 8 points on energy, 12 points on housing, and 18 points on health care. Each of those gaps widened compared to early August numbers. On the generic congressional ballot, Democrats hold a 5-point advantage.
The survey also measured prospective voter preferences for the 2028 presidential primary, showing notable movement in the Republican field for the first time since March.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio climbed to 22% in August, gaining 7 points since July and 9 points since March. The change clears the survey’s margin of error and makes Rubio the only candidate besides Vice President JD Vance to reach double digits in any wave of the poll.
Vance remains the Republican frontrunner at 36%, though that ties his series low. His current 14-point advantage over Rubio is down from a 33-point lead recorded in March. Other Republican figures tested in the poll saw little change, with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at 8% and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at 5%, both staying within the margin of error.
On the Democratic side, the top tier showed limited shift while down-ballot contenders saw new movement. Former Vice President Kamala Harris remained flat at 24%, holding that position across five consecutive polling waves. California Gov. Gavin Newsom stayed at 12%, matching his lowest point of the year after falling from 19% in June. Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg stood unchanged at 9%.
Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff registered the steadiest climb among Democrats, rising to 7% prospective support. Ossoff is the sole Democrat to log gains in three consecutive waves, having moved up from 1% in May, to 2%, to 3%, and now to 7%.
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