Political Guyentist · September 7, 20261 min read

NBC News puts Trump's approval at 36%, and the RealClearPolitics average sits just under 40%. Gallup shows independents leaning Democratic 49%-39%, a four-point shift since he took office and the party's widest edge since 2008.

Sep. 6 — Gallup measured voters leaning Democratic over Republican 49% to 39%. That 10-point gap is the widest since 2008 and reverses a 4-point GOP edge in late 2024.

NBC News poll: 36% approval
RealClearPolitics average: slightly below 40%
Gallup Q2: independents 49% Democratic, 39% Republican

What we’re less sure of3 of 6 claims

Medium
The Financial Times calls Trump's approval an all-time low for him.
Explicitly attributed to the Financial Times, which is a single named outlet for this characterization.
Medium
The 49%-39% margin is a four-point shift since Trump took office, reversing a 4-point GOP edge in late 2024.
Framed as part of the Gallup finding, but the shift arithmetic is partially the desk's inference from a single Gallup/Examiner source.
Medium
The 10-point Democratic edge is the party's widest since 2008.
Attributed to Gallup via the story's polling summary; rests on a single polling series.

NBC poll puts Trump approval at 36%, with the RCP average just under 40%

What we’re less sure of3 of 6 claims