Trump approval in rural America slips to new low: Survey

A new Reuters/Ipsos survey found that President Trump’s approval rating among rural Americans has sunk to a new low.

The poll, conducted June 3-8, found that 50 percent of respondents from rural areas approved of Trump. In February 2025, 60 percent of respondents to a similar survey approved of the president. 

Trump’s disapproval rating among rural Americans, meanwhile, rose from 34 percent in February 2025 to 48 percent in the latest poll. The June survey had a margin of error of 3 percentage points for those in rural areas.

That dipping approval rating can be traced to the increase in gas, food and fertilizer prices during the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. The U.S. and Iran reached a tentative deal to end hostilities on Sunday.

While the price of gas has fallen in recent weeks, it is still more than $1 above where it stood in the days before the war began, according to AAA. The increase stemmed from the........

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