Nearly six-in-ten disapprove of how Trump is handling his job as president of the way Trump is handling his job as
The recent decline in Trump’s job approval can be seen across most demographic and political groups. For instance, Republicans and Republican leaners are now 7 percentage points less likely to say they approve of Trump than in March (78%, vs. 85% then). Among Democrats and Democratic leaners, Trump’s approval rating is down 6 points over this period of time (from 12% in March to 6% today). The partisan gap in ratings of Trump remains as wide or wider than those seen for other previous U.S. presidents in the polling era.
Nearly six-in-ten disapprove of how  | Trump is handling his job as president  | % who  | of the way Trump is handling his job as  | president  | Disapprove  | 63  | 61 61  | 60  | 59  | 59  | 58  | 45  | 40 40  | 39  | 38  | 38 38  | 36  | Approve  | 2017  | 2018  | 2019  | 2020  | % who approve of the way Trump is handling his job as  | president  | 85  | 84  | 81  | 81 80 85  | 81  | 83  | 76  | 74  | 78  | Rep/Lean Rep  | Dem Lean Dem  | 12  | 10  | 2017  | 2018  | 2019  | 2020  | Source: Survey of U.S adults conducted June 16-22, 2020.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 