President Donald Trump is scheduled to travel to North Carolina Friday to address the affordability crisis as his poll numbers in the state drop to record lows.
Newsweek reported Friday that the new survey by Elon University and YouGov from the second half of November shows his disapproval rate is at 51 percent. His approval rating dropped to just 35 percent.
North Carolina hasn't voted for a Democrat for president since the 2008 election for President Barack Obama, but there is an open U.S. Senate seat up for grabs in the 2026 midterms, as well as newly drawn congressional districts.
The report cited North Carolina State Board of Elections data showing that there are a little over 1,200 more Democratic voters in the state than Republicans.
The House and Senate have small Republican majorities, and if Democrats are able to win a minor number of seats it could sway the power balance to block the GOP agenda, effectively making Trump a "lame duck president" for his final two years in office.
One of Trump's strongest voting blocks in 2024 was men, but the new numbers show just 40 percent of men approve of his job while 48 percent disapprove.
"Separately, the poll also revealed that the overall approval rating of North Carolina's Democratic Governor Josh Stein stood at 44 percent, while 22 percent disapproved and 34 percent were unsure," Newsweek noted.
Read the report here.
