In the full month of October, President Trump's job approval was 42%, while 56% disapproved. Those numbers are identical to September.

Approval is down 2 points from August, while disapproval is up 2 points. For a longer-term view, the 42% approval is up identical to May, but down 8 points from October of 2025.

Going Deeper

The current numbers include 21% who Strongly Approve, from August and 44% who Strongly Disapprove. As with the totals for September, those numbers are unchanged.

Among voters who are Politically Engaged (meaning they talk politics at least most days), the president enjoys a 47% approval rating. Among all other voters, his approval rating falls to 40%.

As a point of reference, just 33% of voters were Politically Engaged in the month of October. That is up 3 points from September and 5 from August, likely influenced by the midterms. Among those who talk politics every day or nearly every day (12% of all September voters), the president enjoys a disaproportionate 49% approval rating.

Voters who talk politics daily or nearly every day are frequently out of touch with the rest of the nation, whether in their opinion of politicians, opinion on actions taken by them, or trust in the federal government overall.

Tracking the Trends

Napolitan News releases weekly updates of the president's job approval on Fridays at 10 a.m. Eastern.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 4,110 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen for the full month of September, 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 1.4.