Trump Approval Rating Hits 34%: Pew Data Shows Promise-Keeping Is the Core Problem

# Trump Approval Rating Hits 34%: Pew Data Shows Promise-Keeping Is the Core Problem

> **Quick answer:** A Pew Research Center poll conducted April 20-26, 2026 among 5,103 adults puts Trump's job approval at 34% — the lowest of his second term and near the all-time low of his presidency. The steepest slide is not on policy but on character: the share of Americans who say Trump "keeps his promises" has collapsed from 51% on election night 2024 to 38% today, a 13-point drop. Republicans are driving a significant share of that erosion.

Trump's approval rating has hit 34% — a number that tells a more specific story than most presidential polls do. New data released May 1, 2026 from Pew Research Center shows the damage is concentrated in a place that is unusually hard to reverse: voters' trust in Trump's personal character, and specifically his ability to follow through on his word.

## What the Pew Research Poll Actually Found

The Pew Research Center surveyed 5,103 U.S. adults between April 20 and April 26, 2026. The headline number — 34% job approval — matches a simultaneously released Reuters/Ipsos poll and lands as the lowest sustained approval rating of Trump's second term.

But the more revealing data is in the personal trait tracking: