President Trump’s approval ratings remain underwater as he gets mixed reviews on his immigration crackdown, economic handling and foreign policy five months into his second administration.

Trump's approval on the economy, one of his biggest strengths throughout 2024, has appeared to improve slightly after taking a hit from chaotic tariff moves and stock market losses earlier this year, though it largely remains negative. And support for his handling of immigration, while still his strongest issue, has shown signs of weakening as he pursues his campaign promise of mass deportations.

At the same time, his favorability and job approval numbers have ticked up slightly since the Israel-Iran ceasefire took hold, noted Scott Tranter, the director of data science for Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) — signaling some recovery even as the figures remain significantly lower than they were when Trump took office.

Here’s what voters think of Trump’s job performance and moves on major issues heading into the July 4 holiday weekend:

Overall job approval

Trump started his second term with some of his highest approval numbers but crossed into net-negative territory this spring amid blowback over his whiplash moves on tariffs.

After hitting a disapproval high in April, his numbers started to recover slightly in May and early June, according to averages from DDHQ. Last month, though, his numbers sank again, with a roughly 45 percent approval and 51 percent disapproval rating.

At the same time, DDHQ’s tracker has seen some improvement for Trump, as last week his net approval reached minus-8 points.

"Both favorability and job approval numbers for President Trump had an uptrend since last week’s ending of the Iranian conflict,” Tranter said. “We are seeing a range for both of these metrics that is for now, higher than the range was in his first term.”

“So, over the course of last week, it's gone up. But it is certainly lower than it was post-inauguration.”

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