{"id":2650429,"date":"2026-08-27T10:16:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T14:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-faces-dismal-approval-rating-among-women-ahead-of-midterm-elections\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T10:21:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T14:21:25","slug":"trump-faces-dismal-approval-rating-among-women-ahead-of-midterm-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-faces-dismal-approval-rating-among-women-ahead-of-midterm-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump faces dismal approval rating among women ahead of midterm elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-faces-dismal-approval-rating-among-women-ahead-of-midterm-elections%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2650429&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Polls indicate Donald Trump is facing decreasing support among women voters ahead of the 2026 midterm elections,with only 32% approval among women,and even among his female supporters,25% disapprove of his performance. His overall approval ratings are also at historic lows, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-teachers-union-prez-tells-members-dont-reveal-you-got-vaccine-if-it-means-you-return-to-school\/\" title=\"Chicago Teachers Union Prez Tells Members: Don\u2019t Reveal You Got Vaccine If It Means You Return To School\">recent surveys showing<\/a> around 35% approval and 61% disapproval. The Bellwether survey reveals a shift among married women, with Democrats and Republicans now equally divided in this group, diverging from previous Republican advantages.<\/p>\n<p>Many of Trump&#8217;s administration policies are unpopular with women, including opposition to building a White House ballroom, tariffs, construction of data centers, vaccine reform, pesticide production, and immigration policies, especially deportations. Women primarily prioritize economic issues such as the economy and cost of living. <\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Trump&#8217;s support among minorities is low-13% approval among Black Americans and about 35% among Hispanics-despite some gains among Latino men. Polls suggest that his declining popularity among women and minorities could pose challenges for his political prospects, especially as the midterms approach, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/los-angeles-mom-roxanne-beckford-hoge-runs-for-office-amid-ongoing-issues-in-calif\/\" title=\"Los Angeles mom, Roxanne Beckford Hoge, runs for office amid ongoing issues in Calif.\">amid ongoing issues<\/a> over inflation, trade, immigration, and foreign policy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> is facing significant challenges among women voters heading into the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11675\">2026 midterm elections<\/a>, with a new survey showing low <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/approval-ratings\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1604\">approval<\/a> of his job performance and broad opposition to key policies in his administration\u2019s agenda.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A national <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beautiful.ai\/player\/-P-tpXh58FwnYq93c-PM\/Womens-national-survey-August-2026\">survey<\/a> of 1,604 women conducted by Bellwether Research and Consulting found Trump\u2019s approval rating among women at just 32%. Even among women who voted for Trump, one in four now disapprove of the job he is doing.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4702374\/trump-faces-warning-signs-among-women-ahead-of-midterm-elections-poll\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump faces warning signs among women ahead of midterm elections: Poll<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4701548\/ro-khanna-democrats-stop-wasting-time-hasan-piker\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Ro Khanna urges Democrats to \u2018stop wasting time attacking Hasan Piker\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4701131\/gop-appeal-campaign-finance-supreme-court\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>GOP appeals campaign finance setback to Supreme Court<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The findings come as Trump\u2019s overall approval has also fallen to historic lows in other polling. The most recent <em>Economist\/<\/em>YouGov survey <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.economist.com\/interactive\/trump-approval-tracker\">found<\/a> that 35%\u00a0approve of Trump\u2019s job performance,\u00a0while 61%\u00a0disapprove.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Bellwether survey also found a notable shift among married women. Democrats and Republicans were tied among the group, despite Republicans winning married women by 13 percentage points in the 2024 House vote and by 14 points in 2022.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The findings suggest that some of the administration\u2019s most prominent policy priorities are not resonating with women voters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sixty-eight percent of women opposed the construction of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/white-house\/\" data-type=\"category\" data-id=\"125\">White House<\/a> ballroom, while 43% of Republican women also opposed the project. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other Trump administration priorities also faced majority opposition among women in the Bellwether survey. Sixty-three percent opposed tariffs, while 61% opposed the construction of data centers in their states. Fifty-five percent opposed splitting the MMR vaccine into three separate shots, and 53% opposed increased production of glyphosate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fifty-one percent of women also opposed Immigration and Customs Enforcement <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/deportation\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"1294\">deportations<\/a>, although the issue remained deeply divided along partisan lines, with 76% of Republican women strongly supporting deportations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Concerns about the economy and household finances appeared to be more important to women than many of the administration\u2019s cultural and political priorities. Thirty-eight percent identified the \u201ceconomy\/cost of living\u201d as the most important issue facing the country, followed by healthcare, Medicare, and Social Security at 17%, and democracy, government, and the rule of law at 11%.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Other recent polling underscores the potential difficulty Trump faces with groups that helped expand his coalition in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <em>Economist\/Y<\/em>ouGov survey conducted <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/yougov.com\/en-us\/trackers\/donald-trump-approval?crossBreak=hispanic\">found<\/a> Trump\u2019s approval at sitting near 13% among black respondents, compared with 83% who disapproved. Among Hispanic respondents, roughly 35% approved of his job performance while 33% disapproved. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4694275\/dsa-embarrassing-high-college-students-sarah-bedford\/\">DSA IDEAS ARE \u2018EMBARRASSING\u2019 AND SOUND LIKE THEY COME FROM \u2018HIGH COLLEGE STUDENTS\u2019: SARAH BEDFORD<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The numbers are notable given Trump\u2019s gains among black and Latino men in the 2024 election. Exit polling showed Trump won 47% of the Latino male vote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s political standing comes as Republicans prepare for a midterm election that will serve as the first major national referendum on his second term. The administration has faced persistent political headwinds over <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/inflation\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"728\">inflation<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/faith-freedom-self-reliance\/4698801\/no-winners-us-canada-trade-war\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4698801\">trade<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4701688\/minnesota-lawsuit-texas-extradite-ice-officer\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4701688\">immigration<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/4699960\/air-force-major-jason-watson-faces-charges-protesting-iran-war-in-uniform\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4699960\">foreign policy<\/a>, while Democrats are simultaneously navigating divisions between their establishment and progressive wings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump&#8217;s approval among women drops ahead of 2026 midterms<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2650430,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP24281831370394.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[37432,34250,3634,5605],"class_list":["post-2650429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-approval-rating","tag-midterm-elections","tag-trump","tag-women"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP24281831370394.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650429","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2650429"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650429\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2650433,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2650429\/revisions\/2650433"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2650430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2650429"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2650429"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2650429"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}