New Reuters/Ipsos Poll Finds 66% Disapprove of the Way Trump Is Handling His Job As President and the Cost of Living Is the Single Most Important Factor For Deciding Who To Vote For

Details: Last Updated: Tuesday, 20 October 2026 04:08; Published: Tuesday, 20 October 2026 05:11

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Washington, D.C., October 20, 2026 – A new Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted October 16-19 covers views towards the 2026 midterm elections.

Overall, do you approve or disapprove of the way Donald Trump is handling his job as president? (If Skipped) If you had to choose, do you lean more towards approve or disapprove?

If the 2026 congressional elections were held today, which of the following would be the single MOST important factor for you in deciding who to vote for? A candidate’s position on..

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About the Study

This Reuters/Ipsos poll was conducted October 16-19, 2026, by Ipsos using the probability-based KnowledgePanel®. This poll is based on a nationally representative probability sample of 1,679 general population adults aged 18 or older.

The study was conducted in English. The data were weighted to adjust for gender by age, race and ethnicity, census region, metropolitan status, education, household income, 2024 vote choice, and political party identification. Political party identification benchmarks are from the 2026 NPORS annual survey. The demographic benchmarks came from the 2025 March supplement of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey (CPS).

Gender (Male, Female) by Age (18–29, 30–44, 45-59 and 60+)
Race/Hispanic Ethnicity (White Non-Hispanic, Black Non-Hispanic, Other, Non-Hispanic, Hispanic, 2+ Races, Non-Hispanic)
Education (Less than High School, High School, Some College, Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree or higher)
Census Region (Northeast, Midwest, South, West)
Metropolitan status (Metro, non-Metro)
Household Income (Under $25,000, $25,000-$49,999, $50,000-$74,999, $75,000-$99,999, $100,000-$149,999, $150,000+)
2024 Vote Choice (Trump, Harris, Another candidate, Did not vote)
Political Party ID (Democrat, Lean Democrat, Republican, Lean Republican, Independent/Something else)

The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 2.4 percentage points at the 95% confidence level, for results based on the entire sample of adults. The margin of sampling error takes into account the design effect, which was 1.02. The margin of sampling error is higher and varies for results based on sub-samples. In our reporting of the findings, percentage points are rounded off to the nearest whole number. As a result, percentages in a given table column may total slightly higher or lower than 100%. In questions that permit multiple responses, columns may total substantially more than 100%, depending on the number of different responses offered by each respondent.

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