US President Donald Trump's approval rating has reached a record low of 33 percent, with 66 percent of US adults disapproving of his job performance, according to a Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll released Sunday.

The survey also showed that 52 percent of Americans strongly disapprove of Trump, with US midterm elections just two weeks away. Respondents are losing faith in the president amid mounting economic fallout from the war with Iran on everyday lives, according to analysis from the WP.

At 33 percent, Trump's approval sank eight percentage points lower than a year ago, dropping below any point recorded during his first term as president.

The WP-ABC poll also revealed that, for the first time in over a decade, voters view Democrats as more trustworthy on the economy than Republicans.

As both major political parties vie for control of the House of Representatives, the polling found Democrats holding an eight-point lead among registered and likely voters, reflecting an upward trend from past surveys, according to the WP.

Iran war central for voters ahead of midterm elections

Affordability and economic concerns continue to be central issues for voters, but Trump's economic approval rating dropped to 28 percent in the latest survey, with 48 percent of respondents saying they were worse off financially than when Trump returned to office in 2025.

The WP reported that this represented the highest percentage of respondents to say so about any president in WP-ABC polling since 1986.

Voters cited the rising price of fuel as the steepest cost concern. Since the outbreak of the war with Iran, gasoline prices have jumped by up to 50 percent in some states, according to NBC News, with 71 percent of respondents calling gasoline unaffordable.

Respondents also broadly disapproved of Trump's handling of the conflict, with 65 percent saying they believed the war in Iran was a mistake.