{
 "race_id": "approval-trump-2",
 "title": "Trump Approval Rating Tracker",
 "as_of": "2026-10-28",
 "method": "https://electionsusa.org/methodology/",
 "average": {
  "Approve": 32.8,
  "Disapprove": 63.6
 },
 "margin": -30.8,
 "n_polls_weighted": 5,
 "n_polls_total": 5,
 "trend": {
  "Approve": [
   [
    "2026-10-04",
    30.0
   ],
   [
    "2026-10-07",
    30.0
   ],
   [
    "2026-10-10",
    30.0
   ],
   [
    "2026-10-13",
    33.7
   ],
   [
    "2026-10-16",
    33.7
   ],
   [
    "2026-10-19",
    32.8
   ],
   [
    "2026-10-22",
    32.8
   ],
   [
    "2026-10-25",
    32.8
   ],
   [
    "2026-10-28",
    32.8
   ]
  ],
  "Disapprove": [
   [
    "2026-10-13",
    63.6
   ],
   [
    "2026-10-16",
    63.6
   ],
   [
    "2026-10-19",
    63.6
   ],
   [
    "2026-10-22",
    63.6
   ],
   [
    "2026-10-25",
    63.6
   ],
   [
    "2026-10-28",
    63.6
   ]
  ]
 },
 "polls": [
  {
   "pollster": "Reuters/Ipsos",
   "sponsor": "",
   "dates": "Oct 16\u201319, 2026",
   "end_date": "2026-10-19",
   "sample": "1,679 A",
   "grade": "B-",
   "weight": 34.2,
   "vals": {
    "Approve": 31.0,
    "Disapprove": null
   },
   "margin": null,
   "margin_label": "\u2014",
   "source_url": "https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2026/10/20/exclusive-trump-approval-falls-to-record-low-of-31-as-midterms-near-reutersipsos-poll-finds",
   "notes": "Four-day online poll closing Oct 19; overall disapprove figure not in coverage."
  },
  {
   "pollster": "ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos",
   "sponsor": "",
   "dates": "Oct 9\u201313, 2026",
   "end_date": "2026-10-13",
   "sample": "A",
   "grade": "B-",
   "weight": 16.9,
   "vals": {
    "Approve": 33.0,
    "Disapprove": 66.0
   },
   "margin": -33.0,
   "margin_label": "Disapprove +33.0",
   "source_url": "https://easternherald.com/2026/10/18/trump-approval-record-low-abc-ipsos-poll/",
   "notes": ""
  },
  {
   "pollster": "The Economist/YouGov",
   "sponsor": "",
   "dates": "Oct 10\u201313, 2026",
   "end_date": "2026-10-13",
   "sample": "A",
   "grade": "B+",
   "weight": 19.3,
   "vals": {
    "Approve": 34.0,
    "Disapprove": 61.0
   },
   "margin": -27.0,
   "margin_label": "Disapprove +27.0",
   "source_url": "https://politicalwire.com/2026/10/14/trump-approval-at-34/",
   "notes": "Fieldwork dates approximate (reported Oct 14, 2026)."
  },
  {
   "pollster": "Fox News",
   "sponsor": "",
   "dates": "Oct 9\u201312, 2026",
   "end_date": "2026-10-12",
   "sample": "1,202 RV",
   "grade": "\u2014",
   "weight": 19.5,
   "vals": {
    "Approve": 36.0,
    "Disapprove": 64.0
   },
   "margin": -28.0,
   "margin_label": "Disapprove +28.0",
   "source_url": "https://politicalwire.com/2026/10/14/trump-approval-at-record-low/",
   "notes": "Dates and sample size via secondary report of The Hill."
  },
  {
   "pollster": "Pew Research Center",
   "sponsor": "",
   "dates": "Sep 28 \u2013 Oct 4, 2026",
   "end_date": "2026-10-04",
   "sample": "A",
   "grade": "B/C",
   "weight": 10.1,
   "vals": {
    "Approve": 30.0,
    "Disapprove": null
   },
   "margin": null,
   "margin_label": "\u2014",
   "source_url": "https://www.pewresearch.org/chart/trumps-approval-rating-drops-to-30-on-par-with-his-rating-prior-to-leaving-office-in-january-2021/",
   "notes": "Disapprove figure not captured."
  }
 ]
}