U.S. President Donald Trump attends a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 26, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
President Donald Trump's approval rating has taken a deep dive in all 7 swing states he won in the 2024 election, according to a report in Newsweek.
According to data journalist G. Elliott Morris, the president's approval rating has sunk in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Nevada, North Carolina and Arizona — every single swing state he won in 2024.
According to Morris's analysis, Trump's approval rating is -10 in Wisconsin, a state he won with 0.9 percent of the vote share. In Michigan, a state he won with by 1.4 percent, his approval rating is at -12 percentage points.
"In Pennsylvania, his 1.7 percent lead in 2024 has declined to -13 percentage points and his approval rating in Georgia is -11 points, a drop from 2024 when he won the state with a 2.2 percent margin," Morris noted. Although Trump won Nevada by 3.1 points in 2024, "his rating there has since plummeted to -12 percentage points."
In North Carolina, his 3.2 percent margin has declined to -9 points and in Arizona, which Trump won by 5.5 points in 2024, his net approval rating stands at -7 percentage points.
This polling, Newsweek says, matches a May survey by Civiqs which also showed that Trump's approval rating had declined in these states.
And though White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson insists "over 57 percent of Americans approve of the President and the incredible job he’s doing," concerns are growing over the 2026 midterm elections.
"If Trump's popularity continues to decline in swing states, it may affect Republicans' performance in the November 2026 midterms and enable Democrats to pick up key seats in the House and the Senate," Newsweek says. "This, in turn, could affect the balance of power in Congress and the passage of legislation."
This could be good news for Democrats according to Craig Agranoff, a Florida-based political and marketing campaign specialist.
"This situation might open doors for Democratic advances in the House or Senate should the numbers persist, given how lower approval can influence voter turnout dynamics across partisan lines," he said.