Trump still rules MAGA — but there’s a twist: Fox News poll

Countless polls released in 2026 have showed President Donald Trump with weak approval ratings, but there is usually a caveat: He still enjoys enthusiastic support among his hardcore MAGA base. A Fox News poll released on March 25 is no exception, but according to podcast host and former Obama Administration official Tommy Vietor, the poll also shows a difference between MAGA diehards and conservatives who don't identify as MAGA specifically.

Fox News' poll showed Trump's overall approval among registered voters at 41 percent. That number includes voters in general, from Republicans to Democrats to independents to members of third parties. But Trump fares much better with MAGA.

The Daily Beast's Martha McHardy notes, "What makes the latest results especially striking is the erosion inside the GOP. Trump's approval among Republicans dropped to 84 percent, his lowest level of the second term, down from 92 percent last March. The softening appears to be driven largely by non-MAGA Republicans, whose approval of Trump fell 11 points over the past year, from 70 percent to 59 percent."

McHardy adds, "By contrast, Trump's support among his most loyal backers remains nearly intact. Among MAGA Republicans, approval barely budged, slipping just 1 point from 98 percent to 97 percent."

Similarly, one of Vietor's big takeaways from the Fox New poll is how much MAGA Republicans and non-MAGA Republicans differ when it comes to Trump.

In a March 26 post on X, the 45-year-old Vietor — who served as a National Security Council (NSC) spokesman during former President Barack Obama's first term — commented, "Interesting data via the latest Fox News poll about declining Republican support for Trump. He's still wildly popular with the MAGA base, but there's erosion from the broader GOP."