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Trump's approval rose a point, to 32 percent.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed Monday put him at 32 percent, up from last week's record low. Democrats lead the generic ballot, 47 to 36. This photograph is Sunday on the South Lawn, not the poll, and not Texas.
The Rocket News · Washington Bureau · WashingtonOctober 27, 2026 · 3 min read

WASHINGTON — President Trump’s public approval rose to 32 percent, up one point from last week’s record low, a Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed Monday found. The election is Nov. 3. Registered voters favored Democrats over Republicans, 47 percent to 36 percent, on the generic ballot for Congress. Eleven percent said they did not know. That 11-point gap was one point tighter than the Reuters/Ipsos poll that closed Oct. 19. Counting the lean of undecided voters, Democrats led 50 percent to 41 percent. About three-quarters said the cost of living is on the wrong track. Democrats were more eager to vote: 46 percent said they were very enthusiastic, against 30 percent of Republicans.
The online poll reached 1,679 adults, including 1,280 registered voters. The margin of error was two points for adults and three for registered voters. USA Today carried the same poll on Tuesday. He is scheduled to campaign in Texas today. He had not spoken when this edition closed. This note is the poll. It is not a speech.
32 percent.
The photograph is Sunday, Oct. 25, on the South Lawn of the White House. Annabelle Gordon of Reuters made it. Trump, in a black coat, waves. His face is in the frame. It is not Monday’s poll, and it is not Texas.
Wire and further reading: reuters.com
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