Trump's Approval Rating Slumps Among Hispanic Voters Ahead of Crucial Midterms

A new poll from the news agency Reuters and the research firm Ipsos reveals that United States President Donald Trump’s approval rating remains at a record low as the midterm elections approach in November. The six-day survey, completed on Monday, indicated that just 32 percent of US voters approve of the job Trump is performing as president.

While that low rate has held steady since September, the latest Reuters-Ipsos poll suggests his support among Latino voters is continuing to decline. Trump’s approval rating fell this month to 24 percent among Hispanic voters, marking its lowest point in either of his two terms in office. The Republican leader had previously made substantial gains with that constituency, with the Pew Research Center estimating that Trump and his Democratic rival, Kamala Harris, were within three percentage points of each other in the 2024 presidential race, earning 48 percent and 51 percent of the Hispanic vote, respectively. That rate represented a significant increase for Trump over the 2020 election, when he secured only 36 percent of the Hispanic vote.

Experts have credited the boost in Hispanic support with helping Trump win the 2024 race, whereas his 2020 bid ended in defeat to Democrat Joe Biden. However, the Monday poll found that Trump’s gains among Hispanics have largely vanished, with about 52 percent planning to vote for the Democrats in the November midterms, compared to 26 percent for Republicans.

The upcoming midterm is widely viewed as a referendum on Trump’s second term and will determine whether the Republicans maintain their majorities in the US House of Representatives and the Senate. Democrats have seized on Trump’s low approval ratings, hoping to turn voter frustration into momentum for their party. A Democratic majority in Congress would place substantial constraints on Trump’s agenda for the remainder of his term.

Meanwhile, Trump has faced internal criticism from within his Republican Party as the November 3 midterms approach. Representative Maria Elvira Salazar of Florida released a campaign advertisement addressing Trump directly, stating that the same Hispanics who helped him reach the White House in 2024 feel betrayed due to his hardline immigration crackdown and the detention of immigrants with no criminal record.

Experts have also warned that the president’s shrinking popularity, driven partly by cost-of-living concerns and his decision to launch a war on Iran, could weigh down Republican candidates in key races nationwide. Despite these challenges, Trump has expressed confidence in his party's prospects and defended his strategy of remaining at the center of the campaign through a 32-day blitz of cross-country rallies.