Donald Trump approval rating hits record low ahead of November midterms

United States President Donald Trump has registered a record low overall approval rating of 32 percent, according to a six-day poll completed on October 5 by Reuters and Ipsos. Al Jazeera English reported that the survey found Trump's overall support has held steady at this low rate since September. However, the survey shows his standing among Latino voters continues to slide as the November midterm elections approach. [1][2]

Support for Trump among Hispanic voters has shrunk to 24 percent, Al Jazeera English reported. The news agency noted that Hispanic voters are currently twice as likely to favour the Democratic Party over Trump's Republican Party in the upcoming elections. The New York Times and The Hill also reported on the widespread disapproval among Hispanic voters in recent polling. [1][4][6]

At the time when Donald Trump began his second presidential term, his initial approval rating stood at 47 percent. That was the second lowest approval rating at the start of a presidential term in polling history, behind only his first term in office. The United States Hispanic population represents about 19 percent of the total population, with over 62 million people recorded in 2020. [7][8]