While President Donald Trump’s job approval rating has is at 45%, most U.S. adults disapprove of specific issues like the tariffs, “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” and the Israel-Iran war, according to a new poll.
The majority of those responding – 55% – disapprove of the job Trump is doing, according to a new Marquette Law School Poll that surveyed 1,005 adults nationwide between July 7-16, 2025, with a margin of error of +/-3.4 percentage points.
In a similar May MLS poll, Trump’s job approval was 46% with disapproval at 54%.
“Republicans and Trump voters continue to express strong approval (86%), while Democrats are almost uniformly negative (93%),” the poll found. “Independents are substantially more negative than positive (62% disapprove), although approval rose in July with this group.”
The survey also included results on several key issues of the current administration, including deportation, tariffs, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” and the Israel-Iran war.
The poll found that deportation in general is favored by 93% of Republicans, while 59% of Independents and 78% of Democrats oppose it.
However, deportation of immigrants who are long-time residents, with jobs and no criminal record, was found to receive more disapproval, with only 69% of Republicans approving but 67% of Independents and 88% of Democrats disapproving.
Among all adults surveyed, 28% responded saying tariffs help the U.S. economy, while 59% said tariffs hurt the economy and 12% said they don’t make much difference.
The split was also mainly partisan, with 58% of Republicans saying tariffs help the economy, but 60% of Independents and 91% of Democrats saying they hurt the economy. Only 14% of Republicans, 28% of Independents and 5% of Democrats said tariffs don’t make much difference.
Also, 65% of Independents and 94% of Democrats disapproved of Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” while 79% of Republicans support the law.
Across the board, the only issue where respondents gave Trump a net positive job approval was border security, with 54% approving and 46% disapproving.
However, all other issues surveyed received a net negative job approval from respondents, including immigration (53% disapproval), the Israel-Iran war (56% disapproval), the economy (57% disapproval), foreign policy (57% disapproval), inflation/cost of living (65% disapproval) and tariffs (65% disapproval).
When asked what the most important issue is to them, 34% of all respondents chose inflation and the cost of living, while 16% chose the economy and 14% said Medicare and Social Security.
