• Just 28% of voters now say President Trump's handling of the situation in Ukraine has been Good or Excellent, while 45% rate it as Poor.
  • That's little changed from June, when 29% said Good or Excellent and 47% rated it as Poor.
  • The current numbers are worse than Biden's rating in January 2024 (28% Good/Excellent, 40% Poor).
  • Trump's current rating has tumbled significantly since last year: 40% said his handling of the situation was Good or Excellent in September of 2025, and 31% said it was Poor.
  • Just 21% of Traditional GOP voters give the president positive marks, while 38% rate Trump's handling as Poor.
• A solid plurality (46%) say we should support Ukraine over Russia.
  • That is down 11 points from June.
  • Another 30% say we should support Neither country.
  • Just 9% say we should support Russia.
• Despite this, voters believe Trump supports Russia over Ukraine by a 34% to 24% margin.
  • Another 18% say the president supports Neither side.
• Nearly half of voters (47%) continue to say that it is more important to keep the U.S. out of a wider war with Russia than to help Ukraine, while 35% disagree.
  • The number saying it's more important to stay out of a wider war fell 10 points since June.
  • Republicans prioritize keeping out of a wider war by a 2-to-1 margin (57% to 29%).
  • Still, the number of Republicans prioritizing staying out of a war is down 15 points from 72% in June.
  • Democrats are more divided: 48% prioritize helping Ukraine, while 37% say keeping the U.S. out of a wider war is more important.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, October 19-20, 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.