So far, President Donald Trump’s second term in the White House has been largely defined by a series of directives that have upended the status quo in Washington D.C. Since taking the oath of office in January, Trump has issued a reported 207 executive orders, a faster rate than any U.S. president since Franklin Roosevelt, and 45 more than President Biden signed throughout his four-year term. Essentially operational directives for federal agencies, executive orders often have little impact on the American public. However, many of the executive orders issued by President Trump so far this year have had meaningful implications.
Through executive orders alone, President Trump has levied tariffs on many of America’s most important trading partners, withheld funding for the United Nations, paused enforcement of a law that makes it illegal for U.S. companies to bribe foreign officials, implemented large-scale staff cuts across the federal government, attempted to dismantle the Department of Education, promoted the extraction and use of coal, hampered state and local efforts to combat climate change, targeted political opponents with retribution, attempted to revoke birthright citizenship, and withdrawn the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement. Each of these orders was issued within Trump’s first 100 days in office.
Not all of the president’s controversial policies have been a unilateral exercise of executive power. Through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, his key legislative achievement, Trump also extended tax cuts and eliminated some Medicaid and SNAP benefits. The new law is projected to add $3.4 trillion to the national debt over the next 10 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
Likely due in part to both the pace and gravity of his administration’s policy agenda, Trump’s approval numbers have slipped over the course of his second term. According to the latest numbers from Gallup, only 40% of Americans approve of the job Trump is doing as president, down from 47% in January 2025. A separate poll, conducted by the public opinion research company Morning Consult, found that Trump’s approval has fallen in 45 of the 50 states over the last eight months.
Using survey data from Morning Consult, 24/7 Wall St. identified the states where Trump’s approval ratings have fallen the most. Rankings are based on the percentage point change in the share of voters who approve of the job Trump is doing as president, comparing the first quarter of 2025 to the three-month period between June and August 2025. Supplemental polling data, including net-approval ratings — or the share of voters who approve of Trump’s presidency, less those who disapprove — are also from Morning Consult.Due to rounding, differences in approval percentages may not add up precisely to the noted change. Supplemental data on the voting age population by state is from the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2024 American Community Survey.
Among the 45 states on this list, Trump’s approval rating fell by between 1 and 14 percentage points from the winter to the summer months of 2025. Many of the largest declines have been reported in states that voted overwhelmingly for President Trump on Election Day 2024 — including Kentucky, Oklahoma, West Virginia, and Wyoming. Despite declining popular support, Trump still maintains a positive net-approval rating in these states.
In other parts of the country, however, Trump’s declining popularity has had more significant consequences. In six states — Arizona, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania — Trump’s net-approval rating has gone underwater, moving from positive to negative territory in the first eight months of the year.
These are the states where Trump’s approval rating is plummeting.
Why It Matters
Treating his Election Day victory as a mandate, Trump has issued executive orders at a historic pace, upending the status quo in multiple areas of domestic and foreign policy. However, maintaining the power and authority that comes with an electoral victory may depend on continued public support—and during his first few months in office, Trump’s approval rating has been falling. The increasing number of voters who disapprove of the current administration is especially concentrated in certain states.
45. Alaska
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -1 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 51% in summer 2025, 52% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 44% in summer 2025, 43% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: +7 ppt. in summer 2025, +9 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 41.4% for Harris, 54.5% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 565,935
44. Idaho
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -1 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 60% in summer 2025, 61% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 37% in summer 2025, 37% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: +23 ppt. in summer 2025, +24 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 30.4% for Harris, 66.9% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 1,534,372
43. California
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -2 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 39% in summer 2025, 41% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 58% in summer 2025, 55% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: -19 ppt. in summer 2025, -15 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 58.5% for Harris, 38.3% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 31,019,925
42. Wisconsin
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -2 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 46% in summer 2025, 48% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 52% in summer 2025, 49% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: -6 ppt. in summer 2025, -1 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 48.8% for Harris, 49.7% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 4,727,699
41. Kansas
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -2 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 52% in summer 2025, 54% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 45% in summer 2025, 43% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: +7 ppt. in summer 2025, +11 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 41.0% for Harris, 57.2% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 2,283,978
40. Nebraska
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -2 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 54% in summer 2025, 56% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 43% in summer 2025, 42% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: +11 ppt. in summer 2025, +14 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 39.1% for Harris, 59.6% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 1,525,817
39. New Jersey
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -2 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 43% in summer 2025, 45% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 54% in summer 2025, 52% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: -11 ppt. in summer 2025, -7 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 52.0% for Harris, 46.1% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 7,457,276
38. Louisiana
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -2 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 56% in summer 2025, 58% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 40% in summer 2025, 37% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: +16 ppt. in summer 2025, +21 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 38.2% for Harris, 60.2% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 3,535,203
37. Oregon
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -2 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 39% in summer 2025, 41% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 58% in summer 2025, 56% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: -19 ppt. in summer 2025, -15 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 55.3% for Harris, 41.0% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 3,447,122
36. Florida
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -2 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 52% in summer 2025, 54% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 45% in summer 2025, 42% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: +7 ppt. in summer 2025, +12 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 43.0% for Harris, 56.1% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 18,880,279
35. Pennsylvania
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -2 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 48% in summer 2025, 50% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 50% in summer 2025, 47% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: -2 ppt. in summer 2025, +3 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 48.7% for Harris, 50.4% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 10,453,762
34. Mississippi
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -2 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 55% in summer 2025, 57% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 40% in summer 2025, 37% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: +15 ppt. in summer 2025, +20 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 38.0% for Harris, 60.9% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 2,271,048
33. Ohio
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -2 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 51% in summer 2025, 53% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 46% in summer 2025, 43% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: +5 ppt. in summer 2025, +10 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 43.9% for Harris, 55.1% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 9,314,738
32. Michigan
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -3 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 46% in summer 2025, 49% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 50% in summer 2025, 47% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: -4 ppt. in summer 2025, +1 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 48.3% for Harris, 49.7% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 8,036,704
31. Colorado
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -3 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 43% in summer 2025, 46% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 54% in summer 2025, 51% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: -11 ppt. in summer 2025, -6 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 54.1% for Harris, 43.1% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 4,750,647
30. Massachusetts
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -3 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 35% in summer 2025, 38% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 62% in summer 2025, 58% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: -27 ppt. in summer 2025, -20 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 61.2% for Harris, 36.0% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 5,781,406
29. Minnesota
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -3 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 44% in summer 2025, 47% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 54% in summer 2025, 50% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: -10 ppt. in summer 2025, -3 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 50.9% for Harris, 46.7% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 4,502,327
28. Maryland
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -3 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 34% in summer 2025, 37% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 62% in summer 2025, 59% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: -28 ppt. in summer 2025, -22 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 62.6% for Harris, 34.1% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 4,894,877
27. New Hampshire
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -3 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 40% in summer 2025, 43% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 57% in summer 2025, 53% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: -17 ppt. in summer 2025, -10 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 50.7% for Harris, 47.9% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 1,160,863
26. Utah
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -3 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 53% in summer 2025, 56% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 44% in summer 2025, 39% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: +9 ppt. in summer 2025, +17 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 37.8% for Harris, 59.4% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 2,570,860
25. Georgia
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -3 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 49% in summer 2025, 52% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 48% in summer 2025, 44% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: +1 ppt. in summer 2025, +8 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 48.5% for Harris, 50.7% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 8,649,747
24. New York
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -3 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 41% in summer 2025, 44% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 56% in summer 2025, 52% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: -15 ppt. in summer 2025, -8 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 55.9% for Harris, 43.3% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 15,894,713
23. Arkansas
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -3 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 57% in summer 2025, 60% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 38% in summer 2025, 36% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: +19 ppt. in summer 2025, +24 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 33.6% for Harris, 64.2% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 2,390,213
22. Arizona
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -3 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 48% in summer 2025, 51% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 49% in summer 2025, 46% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: -1 ppt. in summer 2025, +6 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 46.7% for Harris, 52.2% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 5,996,633
21. Texas
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -3 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 51% in summer 2025, 54% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 46% in summer 2025, 42% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: +5 ppt. in summer 2025, +12 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 42.5% for Harris, 56.1% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 23,633,341
20. Virginia
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -3 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 44% in summer 2025, 47% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 53% in summer 2025, 49% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: -9 ppt. in summer 2025, -2 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 51.8% for Harris, 46.1% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 6,937,165
19. Missouri
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -4 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 52% in summer 2025, 56% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 44% in summer 2025, 41% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: +8 ppt. in summer 2025, +15 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 40.1% for Harris, 58.5% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 4,878,665
18. Illinois
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -4 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 41% in summer 2025, 45% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 55% in summer 2025, 51% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: -14 ppt. in summer 2025, -7 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 54.4% for Harris, 43.5% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 10,017,498
17. Connecticut
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -4 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 39% in summer 2025, 43% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 58% in summer 2025, 54% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: -19 ppt. in summer 2025, -11 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 56.4% for Harris, 41.9% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 2,947,849
16. North Dakota
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -4 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 58% in summer 2025, 62% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 39% in summer 2025, 33% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: +19 ppt. in summer 2025, +29 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 30.5% for Harris, 67.0% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 618,541
15. South Carolina
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -4 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 52% in summer 2025, 56% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 44% in summer 2025, 39% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: +8 ppt. in summer 2025, +17 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 40.4% for Harris, 58.2% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 4,328,992
14. Nevada
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -4 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 48% in summer 2025, 52% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 49% in summer 2025, 45% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: -1 ppt. in summer 2025, +8 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 47.5% for Harris, 50.6% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 2,579,762
13. Washington
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -4 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 39% in summer 2025, 43% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 58% in summer 2025, 54% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: -19 ppt. in summer 2025, -11 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 57.2% for Harris, 39.0% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 6,306,131
12. Alabama
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -4 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 59% in summer 2025, 63% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 38% in summer 2025, 32% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: +21 ppt. in summer 2025, +31 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 34.1% for Harris, 64.6% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 4,025,496
11. Tennessee
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -4 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 58% in summer 2025, 62% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 38% in summer 2025, 34% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: +20 ppt. in summer 2025, +28 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 34.5% for Harris, 64.2% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 5,651,351
10. North Carolina
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -5 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 48% in summer 2025, 53% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 49% in summer 2025, 44% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: -1 ppt. in summer 2025, +9 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 47.7% for Harris, 50.9% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 8,696,508
9. Vermont
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -5 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 31% in summer 2025, 36% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 66% in summer 2025, 62% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: -35 ppt. in summer 2025, -27 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 63.8% for Harris, 32.3% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 536,465
8. Kentucky
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -5 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 55% in summer 2025, 60% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 41% in summer 2025, 37% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: +14 ppt. in summer 2025, +23 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 33.9% for Harris, 64.5% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 3,568,161
7. Indiana
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -5 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 51% in summer 2025, 56% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 45% in summer 2025, 40% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: +6 ppt. in summer 2025, +16 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 39.6% for Harris, 58.6% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 5,345,547
6. Rhode Island
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -5 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 37% in summer 2025, 42% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 60% in summer 2025, 55% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: -23 ppt. in summer 2025, -13 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 55.5% for Harris, 41.8% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 908,772
5. West Virginia
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -6 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 60% in summer 2025, 66% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 37% in summer 2025, 31% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: +23 ppt. in summer 2025, +35 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 28.1% for Harris, 70.0% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 1,422,401
4. Hawaii
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -7 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 37% in summer 2025, 44% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 57% in summer 2025, 51% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: -20 ppt. in summer 2025, -7 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 60.6% for Harris, 37.5% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 1,152,586
3. Oklahoma
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -8 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 56% in summer 2025, 64% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 40% in summer 2025, 33% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: +16 ppt. in summer 2025, +31 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 31.9% for Harris, 66.2% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 3,132,046
2. New Mexico
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -8 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 42% in summer 2025, 50% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 55% in summer 2025, 47% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: -13 ppt. in summer 2025, +3 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 51.9% for Harris, 45.9% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 1,686,419
1. Wyoming
- Change in approval rating in 2025: -14 ppt.
- Approval rating in state: 62% in summer 2025, 76% in winter 2025
- Disapproval rating in state: 33% in summer 2025, 21% in winter 2025
- Net-approval rating in state: +29 ppt. in summer 2025, +55 ppt. in winter 2025
- 2024 presidential election results in state: 25.8% for Harris, 71.6% for Trump
- Voting age population in 2024: 462,632
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