Why It Matters Regional splits have implications for the approaching 2026 midterms, potentially shaping party strategies, the makeup of Congress, and the president's policy platform. Sustained negative net approval in swing states may motivate increased turnout among opposition voters and create complications for Republican candidates running in contested districts.
The battleground states that determined the 2024 election present a challenging landscape for the administration.
Trump's net approval stands at -12 percent in Arizona, -13 percent in Pennsylvania, -15 percent in Michigan and Nevada, -14 percent in Georgia, -11 percent in Wisconsin, and -8 percent in North Carolina. holding steady among his core supporters. Florida, Texas, and Ohio are all at -6 percent, maintaining the pattern of net-negative standings in all major swing states.
Overall, Trump's net approval is underwater in most of the country by this measure, despite
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