Gallup has scrapped its presidential approval tracking polls for good just as President Donald Trump hits rock bottom in its numbers.
The venerable public opinion firm announced Wednesday that it would no longer publish any approval or favorability ratings of any political figures, but suggested the decision has nothing to do with Trump’s second-term slump.
“Leadership ratings have been part of Gallup’s history,” Justin McCarthy, a spokesman for Gallup, said in a statement. “At the same time, (they) no longer represent an area where Gallup can make its most distinctive contribution.”
The change comes at an opportune moment for Trump as he records some of the lowest approval ratings on record, both from Gallup and other major public opinion surveys.
Trump’s approval rating from Gallup peaked at 47% last February before plunging to just 37% in the December 2025 survey that the company now says will be its last.
Gallup has been publishing its presidential approval tracking numbers for 88 years, and the numbers have long been among the most closely watched by political pundits.
In recent years, Gallup’s polling business has shifted to include surveys of a wide range of lifestyle and cultural subjects such as employee workplace engagement, the spread of artificial intelligence and global public trust in major institutions.
Even without Gallup, major news organizations like NBC, Fox and CNN are continuing to paint a gloomy portrait of Trump’s popularity, with most surveys putting him below 40% approval.
History says those numbers are a flashing danger sign for congressional Republicans as the fall midterms loom. Democrats are hoping to flip the House of Representatives and some believe they have an outside shot at taking back the Senate too.
