President Donald Trump's approval rating increased by one percentage point from June to July, according to the latest data released by Emerson College Polling on Friday (July 25).

Trump is reported to have a 46% job approval rating, which is higher than the 45% reported in June, however, remains at a net approval rating of -1% with a current 47% disapproval rating and a 46% disapproval last month. The president is also facing a majority disapproval rating on his administration's handling of the Epstein files (51%), the economy (51%) and immigration (46%), according to the survey.

“About six months into the second Trump administration, the president’s approval rating has stabilized in the mid-40s, while his disapproval has steadily increased about a point each month since the inauguration and now stands at 47%,” said Spencer Kimball, executive director of Emerson College Polling. “The president’s approval rating is strongest among men, at 53%, white voters, at 52%, and voters over 70, at 53%, whereas Trump’s approval is underwater among independent voters, at 38%, women, at 40%, Hispanics, at 38%, and Black voters, at 25%.”

Trump was reported to be losing support among male voters, according to the latest CBS News/YouGov poll released this week. Trump is reported to have a -6 net approval rating among men, with a 47% approval rating and a 53% disapproval rating, the highest of any point during his second term in office.

The president began his current term at a +20 margin, with a 60% approval rating and 40% disapproval rating among male voters. Additionally, men supported Trump by a wider margin in his 2024 presidential election victory over former Vice President Kamala Harris than in his 2020 loss to former President Joe Biden, having narrowly won men under the age of 50, a group that had previously favored Biden by 10 points, according to PewResearch.org.

Trump's shift among male voters has been consistent since April, with his approval rating dropping from 58% to 49% and his disapproval rating rising from 42% to 51% on April 11. Polling expert Nate Silver claimed that the president's approval rating has reportedly "started to drop more quickly" in the latest edition of his Silver Bulletin Substack released on Tuesday (July 22).

Trump's net approval rating is currently at -8.9, which is a drop of -2.0 points in one week and only 0.8 points higher than the -9.7 net approval low point of his second term reported on April 29, but still about seven points higher than the same point of his first term, according to Silver. The president has reportedly seen a decrease in support for several policies including immigration (-3.4 to -7.4), economy (-12.1 to -14.1), trade (-14.5 to -17.5) and inflation (-24.5 to -24.8).

Additionally, the percentage of Americans who strongly approve of Trump's job performance has dropped below 27% for the first time during his second term with about 43% of respondents claiming they strongly disapprove of him.

Bill Handel