--- description: Donald Trump's approval rating in the second quarter was lower than any other past president during the same time frame. title: President Trump's Approval Rating Is Worse Than Predecessors image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt826f2618cc0f9809/6988d69c97cdff5e836b1b0f/donald-trump-economy-washington.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [White House](/tag/white-house/) ## White House Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # President Trump's Approval Rating Is Worse Than Any Other President At This Point  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 21, 2017 12:30 PM CUT  U.S. President Donald Trump listens during an announcement regarding a pharmaceutical glass packaging initiative July 20, 2017 at the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC. U.S. President Donald Trump listens during an announcement regarding a pharmaceutical glass packaging initiative July 20, 2017 at the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC.Alex Wong—Getty Images  by [Tessa Berenson](/author/tessa-berenson/)  ## Tessa Berenson Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jul 21, 2017 12:30 PM CUT President [Donald Trump](http://time.com/4637388/what-donald-trumps-approval-rating-means/ "undefined")‘s second-quarter job approval rating has fallen below what [any other past president](http://fortune.com/2017/07/20/donald-trump-poll-predecessors-approval-rating/ "undefined") has gotten during the same time frame. A [new Gallup poll ](http://www.gallup.com/poll/214322/trump-sets-new-low-second-quarter-job-approval.aspx "undefined")found that Trump averaged a 38.8% rating between April 20 and July 19\. The average approval rating for that time is 62%. President Obama was at the average during this time period, as was President Nixon. President Clinton is the only president who was below 50% by the second quarter, coming in with a 44% approval rating. Trump’s approval rating isn’t just low compared to the same time period across administrations. His second quarter ranks 250th out of all 287 presidential quarters Gallup has measured since 1945\. But there’s a large partisan gap in the numbers. Just 8% of Democrats approved of Trump’s job performance during the second quarter, but 85% of Republicans did. Approval ratings have become increasingly polarized in recent administrations, but the 77-point gap for Trump is a new record. 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