Ballotpedia's Polling Indexes

Ballotpedia's polling averages as of September 10, 2025:

Presidential approval: 44%

Congressional approval: 29%

Direction of country: 38%

Generic congressional vote: +3 Democrats

Results are updated daily by 9:30 a.m. EST and aggregated from the most recent polls from the sources listed in the methodology section below. Think we're missing something? Email us.

This page covers opinion polling averages during Trump's second presidential term. For details on opinion polling during Trump's first term, click here. For a comparison of opinion polling during Trump's first term and the Biden administration, click here.

• The presidential approval rating indicates public satisfaction in the job performance of the president of the United States.
• The congressional approval rating indicates public satisfaction in the job performance of the members of the United States Congress.
• The direction of country rating indicates public opinion as to whether the United States is moving in the right or wrong direction.

Data

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See also

Ballotpedia daily polling averages:

• Presidential approval
• Congressional approval
• Direction of country
• Generic congressional vote
• Opinion polling during the Trump administration
• Comparison of opinion polling during the Trump and Biden administrations
• Comparison of opinion polling during the second Trump and Biden administrations
• Comparison of opinion polling during the first and second term of the Trump administration

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