Trump Approval Hits Historic Low in Wall Street Journal Poll
The president's approval rating has fallen to 37 percent, marking the lowest figure for a chief executive at this stage before midterm elections.
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| Time | Chance of yes |
|---|---|
| now | 46% |
| 30 Sept, 06:05 UTC | 46% |
| 30 Sept, 04:20 UTC | 44% |
| 29 Sept, 23:15 UTC | 46% |
| 29 Sept, 16:15 UTC | 47% |
| 29 Sept, 14:44 UTC | 43% |
| 29 Sept, 13:35 UTC | 47% |
| 29 Sept, 05:53 UTC | 40% |
| 28 Sept, 19:18 UTC | 41% |
| 28 Sept, 13:20 UTC | 40% |
| 27 Sept, 12:17 UTC | 42% |
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1 publisher has covered this in 1 article since 28 Sept 2026. The Hill published first, on 28 September at 13:05 UTC.
3 prediction markets price this story:
- Below 36% — the market puts it at 46%, with $214 traded in the last 24 hours, closing 7 Jan 2027. The outcome is Yes if Donald Trump's approval rating falls below 36% at any point between December 11, 2025, and December 31, 2026, as reported by VoteHub. The outcome is No if his approval rating stays at 36% or higher throughout that entire period. Readers often mistake the specific date of the linked news story for the deadline, but only data from VoteHub during the specified window counts.
- Below 38.2 — the market puts it at 12%, with $3k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 2 Oct 2026. The outcome is Yes if the President's approval rating falls below 38.2% at 11:00 AM ET on October 02, 2026, as reported by RealClearPolitics. Otherwise, the outcome is No. Readers often mistake the source of truth for other polling aggregators or miss the specific time and date deadline.
- Above 37.7% — the market puts it at 23%, with $5k traded in the last 24 hours, closing 2 Oct 2026. The market resolves to Yes if Donald Trump's VoteHub approval polling average is above 37.7% at 10:00 AM ET on Oct 2, 2026. It resolves to No if the average is 37.7% or lower at that time. Readers often mistake the date of the linked news story for the resolution deadline.
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